Classroom knowledge and skills are applied as students identify and evaluate cut flowers, house plants, flowering plants, floral designs and complete an exam that tests their knowledge of floral design, propagation as well as preparation of floral and foliage products for sale.
State winning team advances to national competition which is held during the National FFA Convention in late October.
Additional Supporting References:
Floral Design: A Beginner’s Guide to Floral Arrangements by Rebecca Wellner & Bo Morgan, ISBN: 9781097423958
Retail Florist Manual by Kim Colavito Markesich, ISBN: 9781588743930
Pi Alpha Xi Floral Judging Manual
Picture pages: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/databases/interiorscape/ (unavailable, work on fixing)
Genuine Judging Card Scan sheet Universal C #705C-1 is required for this contest!
HOW TO HOST A SUCCESSFUL FLORAL EVENT (video resource)
There was a typo that included Class Three Keep/Cull that was repeated as Class Four- This has been corrected and the rules have been updated to reflect this.