Floral material that has an "airy" look; used to create the finishing touch.

• Filler

• Form Flowers

• Mass Flowers

• Filler Flowers

The storage or shipment of flowers out of water.

• Dry Pack

• Conditioning

• Processing

• Vase Life

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

• Mechanics

• Processing

• Conditioning

• Processing flowers

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

• Bundling

• Floral Preservative

• Mechanics

• Conditioning

Sells floral goods and services to the consumer.

• Retail Florist

• Customer Education

• Balance

• Proportion

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

• Hydrating Solution

• Conditioning

• Vase Life

• Respiration

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

• Bundling

• Framing

• Parallel Design

• Pillowing

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

• Respiration

• Hydrating Solution

• Photosynthesis

• Transpiration

The level of light received on a plant surface.

• Value

• Intensity

• Light Intensity

• Shade

A design technique which branches of flowers are used around the perimeter; directs attention to the center of the arrangement.

• Framing

• Ikebana

• Pillowing

• Bundling