Summer Floristry for Beginners and intermediates

Start date: 23rd Apr 2025
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Cost: £78
Day: Wednesday
Duration: 5 weeks
Tutor: Elaine Hadfield
Course code: 25SU083
This course aims to:
Introduce and develop students floristry skills using a variety of vessels from home combined with different mechanics. Knowlege of different summer flowers and specific conditioning techniques will be covered.
Additional Costs:
Each week students will receive an email prior to the session providing learning points from the previous session and a list of things to bring the following week. You will be required to bring flowers and foliage and containers from home. All wires, biofoam, chickenwire , floristry tapes and other sundries are included in the initial payment. Its just having things to practice with not the best quality, can be flowers and foliage from your garden or countryside.
This course aims to:
Develop your confidence in producing arrangements at home independantly. It will develop your floristry skills using floristry tools and techniques.
The course will cover :
Focus on using English flowers through design. We will explore current styles and trends in floristry using environmentally friendly methods. Tablescaping will be part of the programme also floristry for summer events such as barbeques and garden parties.
We will have a focus on what can be gathered from the garden and hedgerows to create unique arrangements underpinned by the principles and elements of design. We will use a variety of mechanics and include floristry for cakes , corsages and hand tieds in current styles.