Weekday Courses
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Floristry for Beginners -the fundamentals
Suitable for all levels
A comprehensive introduction to th... -
The Perfect Pedestal
Suitable for all levels
This course is suitable for those who need practice in large scale decorating. The Pedestal often fills people with dread but we teach this c... -
Hand Tied Gift Bouquets
Suitable for all levels including beginners
Have you ever watched with awe as a florist quickly puts together a beautiful hand tied bouquet? Now you can learn how… A short day course that int... -
Everyday Flowers
Suitable for all levels including beginners
Do you just put the flowers you buy weekly in the same old vase week in week out? Do you ever wonder how you could make them look better or slightly different without spending a fortune? This day will show you how... ... -
Spring Floral Designs
Suitable for all levels including beginners
Spring is when the garden begins to grow again and there is nothing better than seasonal flowers bringing Spring inside the house. A full day course to inspire you to make the most of this ... -
The Instagram Urn
Suitable for all levels
Social Media is full of images of footed containers or urns of all different shapes and sizes. This course will teach you how to confidently create this on trend, overflowing, flowery, seasonal. foam free design. These are often called the &n... -
Autumnal Splendour
Suitable for all levels including beginners
Autumn is such a fabulous time of year. Capture the colours of the turn of the season in your floral designs. A full day course inspired by Autumn. In the morning we will create an interesting an... -
Creative Candelabras
Suitable for all levels
Candelabras are one of the most impressive ways of decorating a venue but can be challenging..there are often issues around design, safety, stability, price and transportation.... The course will show you how to create without the... -
Dahlia Masterclass
Suitable for all levels
Dahlias..what can I say? They are my all time favourite flower...available all through Summer and Autumn, every colour, shape and form you can imagine and endlessly generous in the cutting garden... ... -
A Living Wreath -Succulents or Edibles...
Suitable for all levels
Now, this is the design everyone wants at the moment...a fully sustainable, long lasting , eco friendly, biodegradable wreath...for the door or the table. On this course we will create a large mossed base on a w... -
Colour Explosion -Frida Kahlo
Suitable for all levels
We all love colour but the iconic Frida Kahlo REALLY loved colour... A course to inspire you to be bold with your design choices in your floristry. ... -
Constance Spry -her legacy
Suitable for all levels
Who was Constance Spry and why is she such an important figure in the world of floristry history? On this short day course ... -
Discover Dried Flowers
Suitable for all levels
Dried and preserved flowers are making a huge comeback - no longer are they seen as the dusty arrangement in the fireplace but a viable and beautiful addition to the world of floristry. ... -
Eco Spring Door Wreath
Suitable for all levels
Spring is my favourite season. We have everything to look forward to and the world is unfolding with fresh greens and the promise of longer days and sunshine. So... -
Fabulous Foam Free Arch
Suitable for all levels
Do Floral Arches scare you? I will demystify it all for you. This course is completely foam free. ... -
Floral Canopy - Large Scale Installation
Suitable for all levels
A fabulous opportunity to create a large tablescape (8 ft long) with a high canopy of flowers floating above the diner's heads...using framework supplied by Floral Fabrications we will co create a really abundant design as if it was for a wedding. We... -
Flower Cloud -foam free
Suitable for all levels
This design is very on trend and very effective... We will each create a 'cloud' out of chicken wire and discuss all the mechanics to upscale the design for a l... -
Going Green - Making the switch to Eco Floristry
Suitable for all levels
We all know it's time to go as foam free as we can ...not least because clients are requesting it, so there is a definite need to understand the options.. ... -
Hanging Chandelier
Suitable for all levels
Another large scale, foam free, hanging installation for you to enjoy! Chandeliers are horizontal hanging deigns- extremely popular with brides at the moment. We will discuss ... -
Hanging Flower Globe
Suitable for all levels
Is it time for you to work on larger scale arrangements? Learn how to create a huge, hanging flower globe suitable for a large reception area or a marquee. This is seen as a technically challenging design but is easy when you know how! ... -
Hanging Plank Design
Suitable for all levels
It's all the craze..floral fabulousness ..in the air, above your head, from the ceiling, on a ladder...the hanging plank design is totally in demand. &nb... -
Ikebana -an introduction
Suitable for all levels
What is Ikebana? This course will help clarify the many differing concepts about this Japanese floral tradition. First we will discuss in outline the history of Ikebana and the vari... -
Meadow Box
Suitable for all levels including beginners
A short day course to inspire you to use the 'linear' style which sounds scary ...but isn't! We will create a meadow inspired arrangement in a moss covered, long and low container with seasonal materials..the design is suitable for many l... -
Passion for Peonies
Suitable for all levels including beginners
Let's celebrate the short, but fabulous, Peony season... A day course working exclusivly with these wonderful flowers. ... -
Supersized Eco Urn -The Showstopper
Suitable for all levels
A new course to show you how to work on a large scale with no foam -basically the updated version of a traditional foam based pedestal... First we will create the mechanics using chicken wire, mo... -
The Cutting Garden
Suitable for all levels
The strange Spring and Summer of 2020 has shown us all just how important our gardens are...they are literally where we maintain our sanity, let our creativity flow and work mindfully. Growing flowers for cutting has to be one of the most rewarding t... -
The Flower Recipe -from design to delivery..
Suitable for all levels
Almost every day I get asked how many stems you need to create a certain design AND..how much to charge ...and it's such a difficult question to answer... Stem length and head diameter vary so much from season to season that it's alm... -
The Joy of Glue
Suitable for all levels
It's a funny old thing using glue in floristry and I took a long time to be convinced....but...I am now! On this course we will discuss the merits of both cold and hot... -
The Use of Space in Floral Design
Suitable for all levels
Almost every day students say they wish they could create freer designs with less crowding and density. It's a difficult thing! This course will help you create arrangements that have lots of lovely negative space -ro... -
Wild and Free Bouquet
Suitable for all levels
Have you ever wondered how to create the huge, freestyle bouquets that are so on trend at the moment? We will show you how to use a Holly Chapple 'egg' (or chicken wire ball) to a...
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