Preparing for Your Florist Career

    * Essential skills for florists and how to develop them
    * Educational programs for florists (no degree or certificate is required)
    * Ways to teach yourself floral design
    * How to quickly get experience through volunteer work or an internship with a florist
    * Information about dozens of the most commonly used flowers, greens and household plants you need to know, with:
          o Descriptions
          o What colors are available
          o Uses
          o Special instructions for processing
          o Storage requirements
          o Average vase life (how long it should remain fresh)
          o Retail cost
    * Principles of floral design, including color, shape, and proportion
    * Design styles you need to know (horizontal, landscape, waterfall, etc.)
    * Step-by-step instructions for creating flower arrangements including:
          o vase arrangements
          o hand-held bouquets
          o container arrangements
          o corsages and boutonnieres
          o funeral wreaths
          o basket gardens
          o fruit baskets
          o dressing plants

source: http://www.fabjob.com/Florist.asp