TSFA CERTIFICATION VOCABULARY
Filler - ANSWER-Floral material that has an "airy" looke to create the finishing touch.
Dry Pack - ANSWER-The storage or shipment of flowers out of water.
Processing - ANSWER-Cutting flowers stems properly and providing treatment at any
state of the distribution process.
Mechanics - ANSWER-Supplies, methods, and materials that designers use to place
and hold flowers and foliage in an arrangement.
Retail Florist - ANSWER-Sells floral good and services to the consumer.
Vase Life - ANSWER-The length of useful life of cut floral materials after being recieved
by the customer.
Bundling - ANSWER-Firmly wrapping or tying similar materials together to form a larger,
individual unit.
Photosynthesis - ANSWER-The process of converting nutrients, water, carbon dioxide,
and sunlight into food for plants.
Light Intensity - ANSWER-The level of light recieved on a plant surface.
Framing - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-The tight positioning of flower clusters at the bas of an
arrangement forming rounded hills.
Terracing and Layering - ANSWER-Similar design techniques to place similar materials
horizontally on top of each other.
Ikebana - ANSWER-The Japanese style of lforal arrangements characterized by their
linear forms.
Corsages - ANSWER-Number 3 ribbon is the appropriate size for a corsage bow. The
appropriate gauge of wire for corsages is number 24-28 depending on the weight of the
flower. Construct a corsage so it is as light-weight as possible.
Bent Neck in FLowers - ANSWER-Is due to the inablility of water to enter the stem.
, Pave Arrangements - ANSWER-Flower arrangement heights should not vary in pave
arrangements. The Pave Design is a technique characterized by parallel or surface
contoured insertions that create a uniform area with little or no variation in depth.
Abstact Designs - ANSWER-Contain more than one single focal point.
Vegetative Design - ANSWER-A feature of this style of design is the seasonal
compatibility of the plant materials in the design.
"Stair Step Manner" Desing Placement - ANSWER-Is the placement of cut material in a
parallel design in each group in order to create depth.
Waterfall Design - ANSWER-Storter stems of mass flowers provide a color and focal
poin near the rim of the container.
Cutomer Education - ANSWER-Florists must educate the cutomer in order to help them
enjoy their flowers to the fullest extent.
Processing Flowers - ANSWER-Growers, wholesalers, and reatil florist must process
their flowers.
Form Flowers - ANSWER-Used to create focal point with unusual and distinctive
shapes.
Mass Flowers - ANSWER-Are usually single stem with large rounded heards used
sinside or along the arrangement to fill in.
Cascade Design - ANSWER-The dsign consists of sereveral layers of materials, varying
in size and texture to create a flowring effect.
Focal Point - ANSWER-The location within a design that attracts the most attention; the
center of interse. In a corsage, the focal point is where the largest flower is placed.
Primary Colors - ANSWER-Red, yellow, and blue are primary colors.
Floral preserative - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-A citric acid solution that causes flowers to take up water
rapidly to prevent dehydration after flowers being dry packed.
Respiration - ANSWER-Cell process in which stored food reserves are converted into
useful energy for the plant.
Transpiration - ANSWER-The process of plants losing water through stomata in their
leaves.
Filler - ANSWER-Floral material that has an "airy" looke to create the finishing touch.
Dry Pack - ANSWER-The storage or shipment of flowers out of water.
Processing - ANSWER-Cutting flowers stems properly and providing treatment at any
state of the distribution process.
Mechanics - ANSWER-Supplies, methods, and materials that designers use to place
and hold flowers and foliage in an arrangement.
Retail Florist - ANSWER-Sells floral good and services to the consumer.
Vase Life - ANSWER-The length of useful life of cut floral materials after being recieved
by the customer.
Bundling - ANSWER-Firmly wrapping or tying similar materials together to form a larger,
individual unit.
Photosynthesis - ANSWER-The process of converting nutrients, water, carbon dioxide,
and sunlight into food for plants.
Light Intensity - ANSWER-The level of light recieved on a plant surface.
Framing - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-The tight positioning of flower clusters at the bas of an
arrangement forming rounded hills.
Terracing and Layering - ANSWER-Similar design techniques to place similar materials
horizontally on top of each other.
Ikebana - ANSWER-The Japanese style of lforal arrangements characterized by their
linear forms.
Corsages - ANSWER-Number 3 ribbon is the appropriate size for a corsage bow. The
appropriate gauge of wire for corsages is number 24-28 depending on the weight of the
flower. Construct a corsage so it is as light-weight as possible.
Bent Neck in FLowers - ANSWER-Is due to the inablility of water to enter the stem.
, Pave Arrangements - ANSWER-Flower arrangement heights should not vary in pave
arrangements. The Pave Design is a technique characterized by parallel or surface
contoured insertions that create a uniform area with little or no variation in depth.
Abstact Designs - ANSWER-Contain more than one single focal point.
Vegetative Design - ANSWER-A feature of this style of design is the seasonal
compatibility of the plant materials in the design.
"Stair Step Manner" Desing Placement - ANSWER-Is the placement of cut material in a
parallel design in each group in order to create depth.
Waterfall Design - ANSWER-Storter stems of mass flowers provide a color and focal
poin near the rim of the container.
Cutomer Education - ANSWER-Florists must educate the cutomer in order to help them
enjoy their flowers to the fullest extent.
Processing Flowers - ANSWER-Growers, wholesalers, and reatil florist must process
their flowers.
Form Flowers - ANSWER-Used to create focal point with unusual and distinctive
shapes.
Mass Flowers - ANSWER-Are usually single stem with large rounded heards used
sinside or along the arrangement to fill in.
Cascade Design - ANSWER-The dsign consists of sereveral layers of materials, varying
in size and texture to create a flowring effect.
Focal Point - ANSWER-The location within a design that attracts the most attention; the
center of interse. In a corsage, the focal point is where the largest flower is placed.
Primary Colors - ANSWER-Red, yellow, and blue are primary colors.
Floral preserative - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-A citric acid solution that causes flowers to take up water
rapidly to prevent dehydration after flowers being dry packed.
Respiration - ANSWER-Cell process in which stored food reserves are converted into
useful energy for the plant.
Transpiration - ANSWER-The process of plants losing water through stomata in their
leaves.
