Beginners Floristry Course | 3 Day

Four Days | R8,500.00 | Max 5 Pax | Certificate

This amazing and intense floral course will give you a good head start in the floristry world as well as a certificate.

This workshop is aimed at flower enthusiasts with no experience and who want to venture into the florist industry. Our floristry courses include a certificate at the end.

In this course, we cover all styles of floral design from country to the cottage, modern, and modern
contemporary to minimal contemporary. After completing this stimulating course, you will have
learned all the relevant techniques, principles, and elements of floral design.

Key take-aways:

• How to make tied bunches.
• How to create glass vase designs.
• How to create low arrangements.
• How to work with floral foam.
• How to design arrangements in unusually shaped containers.
• Different wiring Techniques.

Let’s look now in detail at what you can expect to master in the Beginner Floristry Course.

Foundation Principles, Elements & Tied Bunches

• Introduction to the world of flowers & floral design.
• A brief overview of the names of flowers and genres, families, and classes
• Floral seasons & availability.
• Overview of the floral market & its processes.
• Tips & tricks for buying flowers for personal & business use.
• Care & control of cut stems, preparation of stems &protection of flowers.
• Flower grades & what to look for in the longevity of flowers when buying.
• Floral elements of form, colour & texture.
• Principles of design: harmony & balance.
• Techniques for creating a hand-tied bouquet.

Arranging Flowers into a Vase + Expansion on Design Principles & Elements

• Vase arrangements: what’s the right amount of flowers to create a decent design and
  shape?
• Which flowers can go together &why?
• What is a floral style? And how do form, texture & colour play a part in creating flowers in each style category (from country to modern minimal)?
• Creating & recognising space (an invaluable tool in floral design).
• Preparation of stems & containers for the above design principle.
• Greenery foundation (rules for working with greenery in conjunction with flowers & fillers).
• Complex floral elements of texture & colour.
• Fundamental principles of design: scale & proportion.
• Techniques for creating a symmetrical arrangement in a vase.

Modern Design Elements & Principals

• Work with interesting & uniquely shaped containers using oasis (floral foam) to create
  modern floral designs.
• Art of using oasis & other accessories in contemporary designs.
• Asymmetrical design principles of grouping of flowers & forms for modern effects.
• How to waterproof containers & objects for fresh flower use.
• Complex floral elements of harmony & balance, scale & proportion, and dominance & contrast.
• The fundamental principle of design: grouping.
• Techniques for creating a conceptual arrangement in oasis.

Contemporary & minimal Design Elements & Principals

• Exploration of minimal, ethnic, and modern contemporary ideas to produce elegant &
  sophisticated designs.
• Assessing virtual and non-virtual space (knowing when to work in each based on the
  contemporary principle of designing using minimal floral forms & containers).
• Identifying the flowers & greenery suited for the above.
• Tricks & tips for use of floral accessories to maximise minimal effects.
• Complex floral techniques: massing, blocking, bundling & layering.
• Parallel design.
• Introduction to the fundamental principles of contemporary minimal work.

Wiring Techniques

• Create & Design Head wreaths.
• Corsages & buttonholes
• Wrist Corsage
• Learn different techniques of wiring & using floral tape.
• Using Floral Glue wisely.