TSFA FLORAL CERTIFICATION GUIDE
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Filler - ANSWER-Floral material with an airy look for finishing touch
Dry Pack - ANSWER-Storage or shipment of flowers without water
Processing - ANSWER-Properly cutting flower stems and providing treatment
Mechanics - ANSWER-Supplies and methods to hold flowers in an arrangement
Retail Florist - ANSWER-Sells floral goods and services to consumers
Vase Life - ANSWER-Useful life of cut floral materials after customer receipt
Bundling - ANSWER-Firmly wrapping similar materials together
Photosynthesis - ANSWER-Process of converting nutrients, water, and sunlight into
food for plants
Proportion - ANSWER-Relationship between flowers, foliage, and container
Skeleton Flowers - ANSWER-Primary or line flowers outlining a design
Balance - ANSWER-Impression of stability and self-support in design
Light Intensity - ANSWER-Level of light received on a plant surface
Framing - ANSWER-Design technique using branches around arrangement perimeter
Pillowing - ANSWER-Tightly positioning flower clusters at arrangement base
Terracing and Layering - ANSWER-Design techniques placing similar materials
horizontally on top of each other
Floral Preservative - ANSWER-Chemical to extend cut flower vase life
Hydrating Solution - ANSWER-Citric acid solution for rapid water uptake
Respiration - ANSWER-Cell process converting food reserves to energy
Transpiration - ANSWER-Plants losing water through leaf stomata
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Filler - ANSWER-Floral material with an airy look for finishing touch
Dry Pack - ANSWER-Storage or shipment of flowers without water
Processing - ANSWER-Properly cutting flower stems and providing treatment
Mechanics - ANSWER-Supplies and methods to hold flowers in an arrangement
Retail Florist - ANSWER-Sells floral goods and services to consumers
Vase Life - ANSWER-Useful life of cut floral materials after customer receipt
Bundling - ANSWER-Firmly wrapping similar materials together
Photosynthesis - ANSWER-Process of converting nutrients, water, and sunlight into
food for plants
Proportion - ANSWER-Relationship between flowers, foliage, and container
Skeleton Flowers - ANSWER-Primary or line flowers outlining a design
Balance - ANSWER-Impression of stability and self-support in design
Light Intensity - ANSWER-Level of light received on a plant surface
Framing - ANSWER-Design technique using branches around arrangement perimeter
Pillowing - ANSWER-Tightly positioning flower clusters at arrangement base
Terracing and Layering - ANSWER-Design techniques placing similar materials
horizontally on top of each other
Floral Preservative - ANSWER-Chemical to extend cut flower vase life
Hydrating Solution - ANSWER-Citric acid solution for rapid water uptake
Respiration - ANSWER-Cell process converting food reserves to energy
Transpiration - ANSWER-Plants losing water through leaf stomata
