Floral Design Vocabulary 1-10

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

• Mechanics

• Photosynthesis

• Filler

• Pillowing

The Storage or shipment of flowers out of water.

• Mechanics

• Photosynthesis

• Dry Pack

• Pillowing

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

• Vase Life

• Processing

• Bundling

• Corsage

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

• photography

• phisics

• Planting

• Photosynthesis

The level of light received on a plant surface.

• light intensity

• light increases

• lightning

• light saber

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

• mechanics

• supplier

• wholesale

• florist

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

• gluing

• pasting

• processing

• sticking

Sells floral goods and services to the consumer.

• customer

• retail florist

• purchaser

• shopper

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

• lifesaver

• lose life

• vase life

• container size

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.

• framing

• vase life

• life saver

• food