A comprehensive introduction to the world of floristry. This course will give you all the basic techniques needed to create stunning floral designs.
A full day course. In the morning we will talk about sourcing materials and sundries and conditioning your flowers.
We will first create a hand tied bouquet -probably the most useful of all floral designs..and then wrap it beautifully.
After lunch we will make a table design teaching you how to build up a design in a solid medium e.g.Bio foam or chicken wire
We will discuss the other Eco mechanics too.
By the end of the day you will have the basic skills and confidence to start creating designs at home.
Course includes all materials and refreshments. You take both your designs home with you.
Please bring your own lunch.
Contract Flowers or Corporate Flowers ....these are the designs we are asked to conjure up out of thin air for companies...from the smallest pub to the biggest multinational. We need to know how... how to pitch, price, provide, maintain...and...design. On this course we will discuss all the ins and outs of working for a company […]
This is all the rage. A large, flowing, traily ,hand tied bouquet for the bride.. but it can be hard to create the airiness needed to get the effect. I will show you how. Using a chicken wire base and spiralling the stems we will create a large, seasonal, impressive bouquet...with lots of negative space […]
For many students this is their first time a client actually requests a fully compostable design...most likely for a natural burial site or because of the regulations of certain crematoriums etc....I will demystify it all for you...along with how to conduct a funeral flowers consultation, how to deal with the funeral director etc In the […]
