- Description
- Students build on floral design practices and create a promotional floral display, focusing on products and services in the floral industry.
- Prerequisite
- AGR3085: Floral Design 3
- Parameters
- Access to a plant potting/flower arrangement room with refrigeration, a source of water, adequate storage facilities and workbenches/table surfaces for potting/flower arranging.
- Supporting courses
- AGR2095: Indoor Plants
Outcomes The student will:
1 identify and explain the cultural requirements of interior plants
1.1 identify interior plants and gift plants, recognizing both botanical and common name; e.g., tropical flowering plants, foliage plants, flowering bulbs
1.2 explain the cultural requirements of interior plants, including:
1.2.1 light intensity and duration; e.g., low, medium, high, very high
1.2.2 water; e.g., dry, moist, wet
1.2.3 growing medium/soil condition
1.2.4 temperature and humidity
1.2.5 nutrition; e.g., general rate, low, medium, high
2 demonstrate techniques used to promote products and services within the floral industry
2.1 identify important components of promotional displays
2.2 establish a theme and goals for a floral display that promotes/advertises a seasonal product and/or service
2.3 design and construct a promotional floral display that promotes/advertises a seasonal product and/or service
2.4 maintain the promotional display for a specified period of time
2.5 disassemble and remove the promotional floral display
3 calculate the cost and selling price of floral products and services
3.1 identify fixed and variable costs associated with floral services
3.2 explain and apply pricing formulas used in the floral industry
3.3 calculate the cost price and selling price of the promotional floral display
3.4 explain the importance of accountability for pricing practices used within the industry
4 identify and perform safe and sanitary practices
4.1 demonstrate proper handling, use and maintenance of all implements and tools
4.2 apply universal precautions related to blood-borne pathogens; e.g., minor cuts, blood spills
4.3 maintain a clean, sanitary, safe work area
4.4 use all materials and products appropriately
4.5 clean, sanitize and return implements and materials to a storage area after use
4.6 dispose of waste materials in an environmentally safe manner
5 demonstrate basic competencies
5.1 demonstrate fundamental skills to:
5.1.1 communicate
5.1.2 manage information
5.1.3 use numbers
5.1.4 think and solve problems
5.2 demonstrate personal management skills to:
5.2.1 demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours
5.2.2 be responsible
5.2.3 be adaptable
5.2.4 learn continuously
5.2.5 work safely
5.3 demonstrate teamwork skills to:
5.3.1 work with others
5.3.2 participate in projects and tasks
6 create a transitional strategy to accommodate personal changes and build personal values
6.1 identify short-term and long-term goals
6.2 identify steps to achieve goals
Program of Studies 2010. Source document, © Alberta Education.