Through our partnership with Floriology
and created in concert with our Floral Industry members and volunteers, IFPA will soon offer:
Grocery Floral Basics
a course designed for retail grocery staff responsible for maintaining, displaying, and merchandising fresh-cut flowers and live plants:
TOPICS:
Cleaning & Sanitizing the Floral Area
- How to clean the cooler
- Cleaning the work area
- Cleaning the vases
- Clean the tools
Processing Fresh Flowers
- What to do with the flowers in the boxes
- What to do with the flowers that come in pre-arranged
- Steps to maintaining greater shelf life
- Images with names
- Basic care tips for plants such as:
Care for the flowers – Arranged or wrapped –
- How to add water to the pre-arranged designs
- Adding wrap to a bouquet of flowers
- How to answer the customers' question, “How do I take care of the flowers?”
Live Plant Identification & Basic Care
- Storing and displaying common live plants
- Plant images & identification
- Plant care by type and individual item
Chop and Drop
- How to put a bouquet into a vase
- How to wrap a bouquet
- Adding other flowers into the bouquet
Merchandising/Holidays
- Flower Tips to share with the customer
- Display/Merchandise for best sales
- Holiday Display
Design 101
- Designing a mixed arrangement
- Arranging a dozen Roses
- Creating a round arrangement
