Course Overview
Learn the art of flower arranging with our practical, beginner-friendly floristry course in Sydney. Whether you love fresh flowers, want to explore a new creative hobby or simply wish to create beautiful floral arrangements at home, Floristry Foundations is the perfect place to start.
Across interactive hands-on sessions, you'll learn essential floristry skills, from preparing and caring for fresh flowers to understanding the fundamentals of floral design and creating your own arrangements.
Guided by experienced florist and tutor Amanda Simpson, you'll explore how to:
- Prepare and condition fresh flowers and foliage to help them last longer
- Use essential floristry tools and materials
- Understand basic floral design principles, including colour, shape, texture and balance
- Select and combine flowers and foliage to create attractive arrangements
- Build floral arrangements step by step
- Care for your finished floral designs
Unlike a one-off flower arranging workshop, this four-session course gives you time to practise, develop your techniques and build confidence working with fresh flowers.
No previous floristry or flower arranging experience is required. You'll learn in a relaxed and supportive environment, with practical demonstrations and guidance throughout the course.
All fresh flowers, floristry materials and a take-home toolkit are included in your course fee, so you can focus on learning, experimenting and enjoying the creative experience.
By the end of the course, you'll have developed practical flower care and arranging skills that you can continue using to create beautiful floral displays at home.
Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Blacktown, Carlingford, Chatswood, Epping, Mt Druitt, Richmond and Ryde. Enrol now!
What you will learn
Course outline
Across four sessions, you will progressively develop practical skills in flower care, preparation and floral arranging.
You will explore:
- The foundations of working with fresh flowers and foliage
- How to prepare and condition flowers for arranging
- Practical techniques for handling and caring for fresh flowers
- Essential floristry tools and materials
- Basic floral design principles
- Working with colour, shape, texture and proportion
- Selecting and combining flowers and foliage
- Developing balance and structure within an arrangement
- Building floral arrangements step by step
- Caring for finished floral arrangements
- Developing confidence and creativity when working with flowers
- Applying your skills to create your own floral designs
Course outcome
After completing the four sessions, you should feel more confident preparing, caring for and arranging fresh flowers.
By the end of this course, you will:
- Understand the foundations of flower preparation and care
- Handle and prepare fresh flowers and foliage with greater confidence
- Understand basic floral design principles, including colour, shape, texture and balance
- Select and combine flowers and foliage for an arrangement
- Apply practical flower arranging techniques
- Care for finished floral arrangements
- Build confidence creating your own floral designs
- Have a foundation of practical floristry skills that you can continue developing at home
What you need to know
Entry requirements
No previous floristry, floral design or flower arranging experience is required.
This four-session course is designed for complete beginners and anyone who would like to develop practical foundational skills in working with, caring for and arranging fresh flowers.
What you need to provide
All flowers and floristry materials required for the course are provided and are included in your enrolment fee including a take home tool kit.
Other information
This is a practical, hands-on floristry course. Participants will work with fresh flowers and floral materials throughout the course.
The course is delivered across four sessions, allowing you to build on the skills and techniques learned from one session to the next.
About your trainer
Amanda Simpson is an experienced florist with 15 years' experience in the floristry industry and almost six years' experience teaching floristry.
Amanda holds a Certificate in Floristry and brings both practical industry knowledge and teaching experience to her classes. Her relaxed and supportive approach gives beginners the opportunity to learn practical floristry skills, ask questions and build confidence working with flowers in a welcoming and creative environment.