Basic Floral Design

Learn how to turn your love & talent for Basic Floral Design into a successful based Floral Business. In Basic Floral Design course you will learn the basic concepts of flower arranging, including the principles of design. Instruction will emphasize floral supplies, flower conditioning, specialized floral mechanics, and the "tricks of the trade." You will use the instruction to create arrangements in each session to take home afterwards. If you want to become a better floral designer, this is the place to start.

After having mastered the basics of floral design, you will want to learn to combine elements and principles of design to create arrangements in many different styles. In this hands-on course, discover advanced techniques including: basing, focal area, point, multipoint, terracing, grouping and clustering, zoning and sequencing, banding and binding, formal linear, parallel systems, and new convention. Fresh flowers, as well as dried and fresh materials from the garden will be used to create arrangements to take home after each session.

You will learn techniques for creating different designs including: hand-tied bouquets; preserving, drying, and arranging everlasting flowers; special floral shapes such as topiaries, candle arrangements, and centerpieces; and floral designs with plants, where you will design garden baskets or arrangements using plants and fresh flowers. This Basic Floral Design will benefit the experienced designer in securing additional wedding, party, home decorating and advanced design work. The creation of this expansive section of our web site has been as exciting as it has been exhausting.