Chapter 1, Careers in Floriculture

Horticulture and floriculture are the study of

• automobiles

• plants and flowers

• fashion and design

• food

Commercial growers

• produce live plants, flowers and foliage

• grow plants in fields and greenhouses

• need to know how to care for a variety of plants

• All of the above

Wholesale florists buy plants from

• commercial growers

• retail florists

• the grocery store

• event florists

Commercial growers sell plants and flowers to

• the general public

• farmers

• wholesale florists

• retail florists

One type of product wholesalers do NOT sell in addition to flowers and foliage is

• glassware

• hot dog buns

• floral foam

• wire

As the owner and/or manager of a full service flower shop you need to

• work with the customers

• take care of ordering paperwork

• oversee employees

• all of the above

Floral designers

• do not need to know about basic design patterns

• create arrangements to fill the display cooler and incoming orders

• do not need to be creative

• used only dried flowers

A salesperson in a retail flower shop

• does not need to know anything about flowers

• will not have to work on holidays and weekends

• should be friendly and knowledgeable

• does not need good communications skills

Bucket Shops sells only cut flowers, loose stems or bouquets

• True

• False

Full service retail shops do not deliver.

• True

• False