Floral Design Certification Set 4

Define: Hook Method

• Do not require focal point

• Wiring technique in which the wire is inserted through the flower and a small hook is formed in the wire before it is pulled back into the flower

• A formal, equilateral triangular design

• Corsage wiring technique in which the wire is shaped into a hairpin

Define: Round Designs

• A type of flower used to complete a design

• Bride's bouquet, Bridesmaid's bouquet, Corsages, Boutonnieres, Alter flowers, Pew Flowers, on the candelabra, Bride's Throw bouquet, table decorations and on the wedding cake.

• Combination of equal amounts of primary color and adjacent secondary color.

• Do not require focal point

Define: Symmetrical Design

• A purpose of foliage is to hide the mechanics in a flower arrangement.

• the geometric shape or line design that forms the outline of the flower arrangement

• A formal, equilateral triangular design.

• A type of flower used to complete a design

Define: Hairpin Method

• Corsage wiring technique in which the wire is shaped into a hairpin.

• Wiring technique in which the wire is inserted through the flower and a small hook is formed in the wire before it is pulled back into the flower.

• Removing all foliage from the stem that is below the water level in an arrangement helps prevent bacterial growth.

• #28 wire is a finer wire than #16 gauge wire. #20 and #22 gauge wire is best suited to support roses, carnations and chrysanthemums.

Intermediate Colors

• The Color Spectrum is made up of twelve major colors. Using color properly is just one important design element essential in creating a well-designed floral arrangement.

• the geometric shape or line design that forms the outline of the flower arrangement

• A type of flower used to complete a design

• Combination of equal amounts of primary color and adjacent secondary color.

Define: Filler Flower

• Bride's bouquet, Bridesmaid's bouquet, Corsages, Boutonnieres, Alter flowers, Pew Flowers, on the candelabra, Bride's Throw bouquet, table decorations and on the wedding cake.

• A type of flower used to complete a design

• Re-cutting stems of fresh product helps prevent stem blockage, increase water uptake, maximize the freshness of the product and keeps the stem from sealing to the bottom of the container, if the cut is slanted.

• Refrigeration of fresh product with a combination of low temperature and high humidity helps slow down respiration, reduce water lost by transpiration, slows down maturity and reduces microbial growth and development. An ideal temperature range to keep your refrigerator is at 38-40 degrees F.

Define: Wedding Flowers

• Refrigeration of fresh product with a combination of low temperature and high humidity helps slow down respiration, reduce water lost by transpiration, slows down maturity and reduces microbial growth and development. An ideal temperature range to keep your refrigerator is at 38-40 degrees F.

• Bride's bouquet, Bridesmaid's bouquet, Corsages, Boutonnieres, Alter flowers, Pew Flowers, on the candelabra, Bride's Throw bouquet, table decorations and on the wedding cake.

• The element of the line in a floral arrangement is the visual path the eye follows as it proceeds through the arrangement.

• adding white to a color lightens its tint

Define: Foliage

• A purpose of foliage is to hide the mechanics in a flower arrangement.

• The element of the line in a floral arrangement is the visual path the eye follows as it proceeds through the arrangement.

• the geometric shape or line design that forms the outline of the flower arrangement

• The Color Spectrum is made up of twelve major colors. Using color properly is just one important design element essential in creating a well-designed floral arrangement.

Define: Line Element

• the geometric shape or line design that forms the outline of the flower arrangement

• Removing all foliage from the stem that is below the water level in an arrangement helps prevent bacterial growth.

• The element of the line in a floral arrangement is the visual path the eye follows as it proceeds through the arrangement.

• #28 wire is a finer wire than #16 gauge wire. #20 and #22 gauge wire is best suited to support roses, carnations and chrysanthemums.

Define: Form

• adding white to a color lightens its tint

• describes the lightness or darkness of a hue.

• A hue darkened by the addition of black forms a shade of the hue.

• the geometric shape or line design that forms the outline of the flower arrangement