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Foliage - French garden

foliage: The leaves of a plant, shrub, or tree.

foliage plants: Decorative plants cultivated for their ornamental leaves. The flowers of such plants are often insignificant.

folly (Garden): A garden structure, usually an eyecatcher-purely a point of interest or intrigue-with no practical purpose. Follies are often architecturally unusual; e.g., pyramid, tower, or ruins.

foot bath: A deep, oval, porcelain vessel used as a floral container for a centerpiece (traditionally used in ancient China for the ritual washing of feet).

foot traffic: Pedestrian traffic passing the store.

football chrysanthemum: Disbud type, with large globular head of double, inwardly recurved petals; also know as "standard mum." See standard mum.

footed bowlfooted bowl: A bowl supported on a base.

forcing (Care and Handling Technique): Deliberately exposing dormant or tightly budded plant materials (e.g., flowering bulb or branches) to elements that will cause them to develop or open quickly. Forcing technique include the use of bud opening preservatives, humidity, light, and warm temperatures.

form flowerform (Element of Design): 1) The actual shape of an individual component of the composition. 2) The overall three-dimensional configuration or shape of a design or composition.

form flower (Flower Type):
Any plant material whose shape is its most distinctive feature, such as iris or heliconia.

formal: A general term for the classical, symmetrical, or elaborate.

formal balance: A state of equilibrium wherein the opposite sides of an arrangement are mirror images of each other in terms of line, form, space, color, texture, pattern, and size. See symmetrical balance.

formal garden (Garden): A garden laid out on formal lines, with plantings symmetrically arranged in rows or in geometrical figures.

formal-linear (Design Form/ Design Style): See formalinear

formal-linear/formalinearformalinear (Design Form/ Design Style): An asymmetrical balanced design of few materials, usually placed in groups, that emphasizes forms and lines. Generous use of space accentuates the individual flowers, leaves, stem angles, colors, and textures. Radial stem placement

foundation: The base of a design from which components rise.

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found object: An item rediscovered, selected, and exhibited by an artist, usually without being altered.

fountain cascade bouquetfountain cascade bouquet (Wedding Bouquet): A bouquet made by grouping natural arching materials and extending them from a central point. Materials freely cascade forward and backwards from the center of the bouquet in a natural fountain-like fashion.

fragrances: Scent, pleasant odor.

frame tent (Special Events): A self-supporting tent with a metal frame.

framingframing (Design Technique): Using branches or flowers to enclose or showcase the material within. Defines space and may bring special attention to the focal area of a composition.

fraternal service emblem (Funeral Technique): Using branches or flowers to enclose or showcase the material within.  Defines space and may bring special attention to the focal area of a composition.

freelance floral designer: 1) A florist pursuing a profession using short-term contracts with various employers. 2) A designer who services his/her own clients on an event-by-event basis and generally utilizes a studio workplace rather than a retail store location.

free-form design - realisticfree-form design (Design Style): A style of creative design inspired by unconventional ideas, styles, and patterns yet adhering to the elements and principles of design. Design of no specific geometric form. See free-style design. free-form design - non-realisticRealistic interpretation: A design which uses materials in a manner which is not contrived. Nonrealistic interpretation: A design which uses materials which are striking and unusual with no allusion to reality. See abstract design.

free-style design (Design Style)- 1) free-form design. 2) An advanced creative design style in Ikebana having the characteristics of free-form design.

freestanding design: A large-scale floral composition, often designed to be viewed from all sides. The arrangement and its base are sufficiently complementary to each other that they are viewed as a single unit.

freeze drying: A process of drying plant materials. Materials are first frozen, and then the ice crystals are slowly removed from the plant cells through a vacuuming system within a freeze-drying unit. Most flowers retain shape, suppleness, texture, and color.

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