Title: Select containers, tools, and supplies used to create floral designs.
Course: Floral Design I (18056-I) > Section: Establishing Floral Design Foundations

Selection should include

- tools used following safety practices (e.g., wire cutters, floral snips, ribbon scissors, pruners, loppers, stem cutters, thumb guards, knives, pliers, hog ringers, hot glue guns)
- container types
- types and shapes of wettable and dry floral foams and/or polystyrene
- sustainable alternatives to foams for securing cut materials (e.g., chicken wire, coconut, pin frogs, pillow)
- adhesives
- wire gauges
- ribbons
- accessory supplies
- trending materials.

Teacher Resource:

Basic Tools. Floral Design Institute.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What tool should be used to cut fresh materials?
- How are flowers and foliage held in place in an arrangement?
- Where can floral design supplies be purchased?
- What potential hazards exist if tools and equipment are not used safely?
- What new supplies are available to floral designers?
- Why is it important to use sustainable practices when possible?
- What is the “golden ratio/spiral” in floral design?