Quiz on Horticulture and Floriculture

Horticulture and floriculture are the study of

• automobiles

• plants and flowers

• fashion 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 are correct.

Wholesale florists purchase plants from

• commercial growers

• retail florists

• the grocery store

• event florists

Farmer florists are growers who

• buy flowers and plants from commercial growers

• deal in only one type of flower

• work exclusively with catering companies

• increase profit margins by using their own materials

Commercial growers sell plants and flowers to

• the general public

• farmers

• wholesale florists

• retail florists

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

• work with customers

• take care of ordering and paperwork

• oversee employees

• All are correct.

Floral designers

• create arrangements to fill the display cooler and incoming orders

• do not need to know about basic design patterns

• do not need to be creative

• use only dried flowers

A salesperson in a retail flower shop

• does not need to know anything about flowers

• should be friendly and knowledgeable

• does not need good communication skills

• will not have to work on holidays and weekends

A delivery person is often the only representative of the flower shop seen by the recipient of floral gifts.

• True

• False

Delivery people need to dress in a professional manner.

• True

• False