Floristry Course for Beginners

What you'll learn

Learn the fundamentals of floral design with our floristry short courses in Sydney!

Love fresh flowers but wish you knew how to arrange them beautifully at home? This practical, beginner-friendly floristry course will show you how to turn fresh flowers and foliage into thoughtfully styled arrangements, while developing an understanding of the fundamental principles behind floral design.

Through hands-on practice, you'll learn how to choose fresh, long-lasting flowers, work confidently with colour and different vase shapes, and create balanced floral arrangements. You'll also explore how to design flowers for a table setting and discover practical techniques for keeping your cut flowers looking their best for longer.

You'll create your own floral designs to take home while developing skills and ideas you can continue experimenting with long after the course. Whether you've always wanted to try floristry, love styling your home with flowers or are curious about exploring floral design further, this course offers an accessible and creative place to begin. No previous floristry experience is required.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this Floristry Course for Beginners, participants will have developed practical skills and knowledge in areas such as:

• Selecting fresh, good-quality cut flowers
• Identifying flowers with good longevity
• Understanding how to care for cut flowers and extend their vase life
• Working with colour when planning floral arrangements
• Selecting and arranging flowers for different vase shapes
• Creating a modern vase arrangement for the home
• Designing floral decorations for a table setting
• Exploring creative approaches to gift wrapping

Course content

What will be covered in this Floristry Course for Beginners?

During the course, participants will be guided through key concepts, techniques and approaches that typically include:

Choosing and caring for flowers

• Selecting and buying fresh flowers
• Identifying flowers that offer good longevity
• Caring for fresh flowers to help them last longer

Floral design fundamentals

• Exploring colour schemes
• Working with different vase shapes
• Understanding where to source suitable vases
• Creating a floral display for the home

Flowers for entertaining

• Creating simple floral decorations for a dining table
• Designing a table setting using fresh flowers

Creative presentation

• Exploring creative gift-wrapping ideas

Content may vary slightly depending on class pace, participant interests, and instructor approach.

Intended audience

Who is this Floristry Course for Beginners for?

This course is ideal for complete beginners who love flowers and would like to develop the confidence and practical skills to create their own arrangements.

It is particularly suited to anyone who:

• Loves fresh flowers, interiors, styling or other creative pursuits
• Would like to create beautiful floral arrangements for their home
• Wants to style flowers for table settings and entertaining
• Has always wanted to try floristry but isn't sure where to begin
• Is curious about floral design and would like to explore it further

No previous floristry or floral design experience is required.

Course venue

Rozelle Campus

2A Gordon Street, Rozelle NSW 2039 (corner of Gordon St & Victoria Rd on the grounds of St. Joseph's Church)

Course materials

What we provide

• All flowers and foliage used during the course
• Floristry tools
• Floral foam (Oasis) and other materials used to secure arrangements

What to bring to class

• Rubber gloves
• Ribbon scissors
• Flower cutters
• An old tea towel
• A carry basket or box to take your creations home
• An apron, if desired
• Closed-in shoes