Final Answer:
To be a florist, there are two necessary qualities:
- love flowers
- like working with your hands
A florist or floral designer takes the feelings from one person and transfers them to another person
- offers an opportunity to be creative
A florist or floral designer educates themselves to learn about the elements and principles of design
- guidelines to help create something beautiful, appealing and balanced
- the elements and principles of design do not change
- what changes is taste, fashion, newer techniques and newer materials to work with
Design for the customer is based on how long the flowers last, how nice they look and how appropriate they are for the occasion
Defined as a stem with several blooms and buds along the stem, which create a line
Examples of line flowers:
- bells of Ireland, snapdragons, gladiolus, delphinium, larkspur
Most line flowers can be grown in the garden
Most line flowers are medium or longer stemmed
Most line flowers are good to create a vertical line in a design
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of flower basics worksheet answers.
