3-Day Intermediate Series

After learning the basic floristry techniques in the Introduction Series, the Intermediate Series will introduce the next level of floral design skills and techniques as well as introductions into purchasing flowers and building recipes. This course teaches students invaluable skills of sourcing and buying flowers, which sets up students to become higher quality florists. It will also prepare students to create more arrangement styles, including a bridal bouquet and large-scale branch arrangement. This class teaches the rest of the 6 Pillars of Floral Conditioning, commonly used by professional florists.

Over the course of three days, students in this program can expect to make five flower arrangements as well as take a guided tour of the famous NYC flower market on 28th Street. Lessons will cover {1} how to buy flowers like a pro at the wholesale market, {2} experimenting with color by designing a monochromatic design, {3} building a hand-tied…