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Floral
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Filler | Floral material that has an “airy” look to create the finishing touch. |
| Dry Pack | The storage or shipment of flowers out of water. |
| Processing | Cutting flower stems properly and providing the appropriate treatment at any stage of the distribution process. |
| Mechanics | Supplies, methods and materials that designers use to place and hold flowers and foliage in an arrangement. |
| Retail Florist | Sells floral goods and services to consumers. |
| Vase Life | The length of the useful life of cut floral materials after being received by the customer. |
| Bundling | Firmly wrapping or tying similar materials together to form a larger, individual unit. |
| Photosynthesis | The process of converting nutrients, water, carbon, dioxide and sunlight into food for plants |
| Light Intensity | The level of light received on a plant's surface |
| Framing | 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 |
| Pillowing | The tight positioning of flower clusters at the base of an arrangement forming rounded hills. |
| Terracing and Layering | Similar design techniques to place similar materials horizontally on top of each other. |
| Ikebana | The Japanese style of floral arrangements characterized by their linear forms. |
| Corsages | Number 3 ribbon is the appropriate size for a corsage bow. The appropriate wire gauge for corsages is #24 to #28, depending on the weight of the flower. Construct a corsage so it is as lightweight as possible. |
| Bent Neck in Flowers | This is due to the inability of water to enter the stem. |
| Pavè Arrangements | Flower arrangement heights should not vary in pavè arrangements. The pavè design is a technique characterized by parallel or surface-contoured insertions that create a uniform area with little or no variation in depth |
| Abstract Designs | Contain more than one single focal point. |
| Vegetative Design | A feature of this design style is the seasonal compatibility of the plant materials in the design |
| Stair-step Manner Design Placement | This is the placement of cut material in a parallel design in each group to create depth |
| Waterfall Design | Shorter stems of mass flowers provide a color and focal point near the container's rim |
| Customer Education | Florists must educate the customer to help them enjoy their flowers to the fullest extent |
| Processing Flowers | Growers, wholesalers and retail florists must process their flowers |
| Floral Preservative | A chemical consisting of a mixture of ingredients that when added to water extends the vase life of cut flowers by lowering the water PH |
| Hydrating Solution | A citric acid solution that causes flowers to take up water rapidly to prevent dehydration after flowers are dry-packed |
| Respiration | Cell process in which stored food reserves are converted into useful energy for the plant |
| Transpiration | The process of plants losing water through stomata in their leaves |
| Interpretive Design | A combination of natural and man-made materials in an unnatural manner to create new images |
| Formal-Linear Design | An asymmetrically balanced design of few materials usually placed in groups that emphasize forms and lines |
| Parallel Design | Design that consists of clusters or groups of flowers and foliage that strengthen the element of line moving the eye through the arrangement |
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