TSFA Vocab Review

Floral Material that has an “airy” look to create the finishing touch.

• Line

• Form

• Filler

• Space

The Storage or shipment of flowers out of water.

• Terracing

• Pillowing

• Air Layering

• Dry Pack

Cutting flowers stems properly and providing proper treatment at any stage of the distribution process.

• Conditioning

• Preparing

• Processing

• Packing

Supplies, methods and materials that designers use to place and hold flowers and foliage in an arrangement.

• Floral Foam

• Mechanics

• Wire

• Greenery

Sells floral goods and services to the consumer.

• Retail Florist

• Producer

• Wedding Florist

• Wholesale

The length of useful life of cut floral materials after being received by the customer.

• Photosynthesis

• Terracing Method

• Expiration Date

• Vase Life

Firmly wrapping or tying similar materials together to form a larger, individual unit.

• Framing

• Conditioning

• Bundling

• Pillowing

The process of converting nutrients, water, carbon, dioxide and sunlight into food for plants.

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Transpiration

• Condensation

The level of light received on a plant surface

• Exposure

• Light Intensity

• Respiration

• Transpiration

A design technique in which branches of flowers are used around the perimeter of a floral arrangement to direct attention to the materials in the center of the arrangement.

• Skeleton Flowers

• Layering

• Terracing

• Framing