Courses of Study : Career Tech: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

1 ) Describe careers in creative floral design.

2 ) Identify professional florist associations.

3 ) Apply safety precautions involved in creative floral design.

4 ) Demonstrate the use of design mechanics in creative floral designs.

5 ) Demonstrate design techniques used in creating contemporary arrangements, including basing, clustering, pillowing, layering, bundling, and wrapping.

6 ) Design abstract and interpretive arrangements using both natural and man-made materials.

7 ) Create period designs, including southwest, colonial, country, oriental, and European.

8 ) Describe factors involved with balloon decorating.

9 ) Create tabletop floral arrangements for special events.

10 ) Construct various specialty arrangements, including dish gardens, topiaries, jardinières, and pot-de-fleur.

11 ) Demonstrate the ability to dry and preserve flowers and foliage.

12 ) Identify various types of permanent flowers.

13 ) Create window and in-store displays, including radiation, step, pyramid, and zigzag designs.