Next Steps in Floristry: One Day Intensive Workshop

Ready to take your floristry skills a little further? This full day intensive follows on from First Steps into Floristry, and builds on the fundamentals with three more advanced arrangements you’d be making every week in a flower shop.

It’s perfect if you’ve already done First Steps in Floristry with me, or if you have some basic floristry experience and want to grow your confidence.

I’ve been a florist since 1997, working across flower farms, wholesale markets, retail shops and online florists. Today I run Flowers for Jane from my floral studio in Langwarrin, where I make and personally deliver my customers’ orders, and teach floristry classes, workshops and business courses for budding florists.

In one day you’ll be shown, and have a hands on go at:

• A front facing presentation bouquet with flower groupings, with more focus on structure, colour and texture. The kind of bouquet that looks beautiful in photos and on Instagram
  

• A sympathy sheaf or spray as they are sometimes called. Sympathy flowers are a big part of everyday florist work, and something a lot of beginners feel nervous about. We’ll cover colour choices and different wrapping styles
  

• A tall vase of flowers. These are really popular for online orders and gifting for all occasions.

• Throughout the day, I’ll recap flower care, conditioning and pricing as we handle the flowers,

• Plus we'll go through:

  • Working out a stem count, recipe or budget before you make, so you know your cost upfront

  • Taking an order, and what to ask your customer about budget, card messages and delivery

  • Buying at the flower market, ordering for the week and keeping wastage down

  • Packaging and delivery basics, so your arrangements arrive looking just as good as when they left the shop

Small classes, capped at 8, so you get plenty of one-on-one time with me.

All flowers and materials are included, and you’ll take home every arrangement you make.

Tea and coffee are provided throughout the day
Please bring your own lunch for our 30 minute break

Whether you’re working towards a job in a flower shop or dreaming of starting your own floristry business, this day will help you feel more confident and ready for the next step.

And once you’ve done the course, you can keep building your skills at my monthly Bloom and Style Studio Sessions, for extra hands on practice.

Flowers for Jane Floral Studio, 8 Altarnun Rd, Langwarrin

2027 Dates

Wednesday March 10th - 10am to 3pm
Saturday March 20th - 10am to 3pm

$395 per person

Limited to 8 places

NOTE: Flowers for Jane is set on a 2.5acre hobby farm, so you can expect a few furry friends (including Roxy the Border Collie) to say hello.