About the course

The dates of the 2025 course are;

Autumn Inspirational term; Sept 15th/16th/17th/18th/22nd/23rd/24th/25th/29th/30th

October 1st/2nd/6th/7th/8th/9th/13th/14th/15th/16th/20th/21st/22nd/23rd 2025

Spring- New beginnings term; Jan 2026 12th/13th/14th/15th/19th/20th/21st/22nd26th/27th/28th/29th

Feb 2nd/3rd/4th/5th/9th/10th/11th/12th

Mon to Friday 9.30am to 4pm

The most in-depth course available that supports you becoming the best florist you can be without the one or two year long commitment to a traditional college course.

We are a recognised City and Guilds college because we offer the level 4 and 5 Masters course through them and Tina Parkes our Director has written courses for them. We are also the only private floristry school that is recognised as a college with the British Florist Association due our complete course programmes from beginner to Master florist and because our teaching team all hold their City and Guilds level 5 British Master Floristry qualifications.

We are passionate to help you find your confidence to step into the world of floristry whether you dream of becoming a florist, freelancing, owning your flower shop, or competing in floristry competitions, our comprehensive training equips you to embrace a flourishing career and supports preparation to sit the America Institute of Floral Designers CFD qualification. With our unique training programme we can also provide you with training routes to progress as far as you want.

Join us and be prepared to conquer the captivating realm of flowers with unmatched fundamentals and expertise!

Enjoy our in person classroom setting at our academy which ensures a seamless and enriching learning experience tailored to your needs. We run the class Mon to Thurs in class leaving Friday to practice designs, work on your portfolio or drive home for the weekend, for those coming from across the country.

We welcome students from all over the country and world to join our unique course covers a wide range of designs, styles and subjects plus also receive access for one year to over 100 step by step films, plus you will also be able to access two additional days during the year to re inspire you and give you a supportive hit. Join our community support group on Facebook and have access to volunteer for events we are involve in during the year.

Some of the designs covered;

Tied florals over 15 designs from vase designs, gift bouquets, posy, wrapping to trending tied sheafs, tied wedding bouquets, bridesmaid bouquets, chair backs to garlands etc

Arrangements from traditional to table pieces, Meadow, Vegetative, Decorative, Form Linear, Parallel, posy, limited, pedestal, Hogarth and semi crescent. with our commitment to considering environmental impact we will explore a wide range of mediums from the latest products on the market to traditional techniques e.g. Sand, Kenzan/pin holder, moss, hay etc

Wedding working including bridal bouquets, bridesmaids designs, combs, headdresses, corsages, button holes, pocket tops, boutonnieres and floral jewellery, wiring methods Traditional and modern, use of mediums including moss/hay and glue

Funeral flowers based, open and textured designs, wreaths, cross, single and double ended sprays, planted funeral work.

Business unit - costing, profitability, ordering, wholesalers, growers, order taking, marketing, insurances, H&S, layout, set up considerations, buying lists to keep you profitable with a large scale job etc Other businesses we deal with on a regular basis eg funeral directors, wedding planners, venues etc

Design unit- explores the design theory to help you with focal placement and, design proportion, understanding colour and trends, sketching to aid planning etc

Plus key basics including conditioning and care of fresh materials, learning flower names and varieties, poisonous plants

We will also give you, your own tool kit to get you started plus you will have a choice of a Floristry book either our very own Tina Parkes's Funeral Flowers, the complete journey (signed) or the lovely Gregor Lersch Principles of Floral Design.

Join us and we will help your bloom into a florist who is confident, knowledgeable and adaptable.