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the length of the useful life of cut floral materials after being received by the customer.
Vase Life
The inability of water to enter the stem
Bent Neck in Flowers
Are usually single stem with large rounded heads used inside or along the arrangement to fill in
Used to create focal point with unusual and distinctive shapes
Form Flowers
Proportion
The process of converting nutrients, water, carbon, dioxide, and sunlight into food for plants
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
Similar design techniques to place similar materials horizontally on top of each other
Terracing and Layering
Abstract Designs
A citric acid solution that causes flowers to take up water rapidly to prevent dehydration after flowers are dry packed
Hydrating Solution
Supplies, methods and materials that designers use to place and hold flowers and foliage in arrangements
Mechanics
The level of light received on a plant surface
Light Intensity
The tight positioning of flower clusters at the base of an arrangement forming rounded hills.
Pillowing
The Japanese style of floral arrangements characterized by their linear forms
Ikebana
A feature of this design is the seasonal compatibility of the plant materials in the design
Vegetative Design
Firmly wrapping or tying similar materials together to form a larger, individual unit.
Bundling
Shorter stems of mass flowers provide a color and focal point near the rim of the container
Waterfall Design
Cell process in which stored food reserves are converted into useful energy for the plant
Respiration
The process of plants losing water through stomata in their leaves
Transpiration
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
Re-Cutting Stems
similar design techniques to place similar materials horizontally on top of each other
Terracing and Layering
A combination of both natural and man made materials in an unnatural manner to create new images
Interpretive Design
An asymmetrically balanced design of a few materials usually placed in groups that emphasize forms and lines
Formal-Linear Design
Primary or line flowers used in a design to establish the outside of the arrangement.
Skeleton Flowers
used as primary flowers to establish the skeleton outline height or width of an arrangement.
Line Flowers