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Flower Arranging

Learn floristry online with master florist Paula Pryke OBE. Includes bouquets and floral arrangements for interiors and events.

Course overview

The spiralling of stems into a hand tied bouquet is one of the most important floral skills to master. Even if you don't want to make professional bouquets, this is a perfect skill for making posies and vase arrangements in your home. You will learn different looks for hand tied bouquets all using the same skill but creating very different effects. The Loose Mixed Bouquet. This is the most common bouquet and can be adapted to lots of different seasonal flowers. This combination is a classic Paula Pryke colourful design where Paula talks about how to choose a collection of flowers to go together well. The Rose Dome is often used for Bridal bouquets or other hand held bouquets but it also works well as a table centre. Grouping flowers creates a very textural and colourful look and makes your hand tied bouquet look more contemporary. This dark and bright colour combination shows you how to use colours in a more daring way. A spray of flowers is also hand tied but this has a flat back. It can be used in many different ways but is most often used as a chair back for weddings or as a sympathy gift for a funeral or a Christmas swag decoration for a door.

Meet Paula Pryke

Paula Pryke is a world renowned florist who has been based in London for nearly thirty years. In 1988 Paula had a dream of opening a little flower shop in Islington. From these humble beginnings she changed the face of British floristry and has become one of London's top florists. Paula published her first book in 1993 and has now published seventeen flower books, which have been translated into as many languages. Initially Paula's style was embraced in Japan and America but more recently she has been working and influencing floral design in Korea, China, India and South America establishing her globally as one of the worlds top florists. Paula also runs her own flower delivery website in the UK. She works closely with growers to be able to offer only the very best fresh flowers. www.paulapryke.com

Course description

Learn new floristry skills and flower arrangements in this online floristry course with Paula Pryke OBE - one of the UK's leading florists.

Paula will show you step-by-step how to source and select flowers, how to combine flowers and foliage, what containers or wrapping to use and how to prolong the life of your flowers. You'll be learning directly from one of the best in the floristry business.

Master different techniques and enhance your creativity with this practical guide to floral design from one of the world's leading authors on floristry and flower arranging.

Learn her approach to different kinds of floral arrangements, how to work with props, and the secrets of creating stunning floral displays for any occasion.

At the end of each lesson you'll be given the chance to develop your practical skills by creating a floral arrangement. If you choose the Expert option Paula will feedback personally on your floral designs.

This course is suitable for students with any level of floristry knowledge and skills - from beginner to experts and those already in the floristry industry looking to learn directly from Paula.

 

You'll need:

For this course you will need some flowers and foliage. This could be from a florist, markets, or your own garden.

You will also need ribbons, cellophane (optional), containers and vases, sharp scissors, bindwire, a small knife, floral foam (Paula recommends an environmentally friendly alternative such as agra-wool), chicken wire, and floral tape (optional).

You'll learn:
  • how to create a hand-tied bouquet
  • making floral designs for interiors, events and special occasions including weddings, presentations and more
  • choosing flowers and foliage for your flower arrangements
  • tricks and tips from a master florist
  • selecting containers for your floral designs
  • protecting your arranged flowers for delivery

 

Time to complete this flower arranging course:

Every student is different but in general we think the whole course will take around 12 hours 20 minutes to complete including:

  • Video lessons: 1 hour 20 minutes in total
  • Course notes: 30 minutes per lesson
  • Assignment: at least 2 hours per lesson
  • Interactive classroom time: 15 minutes per lesson
  • Tutor feedback review (Expert level): 15 minutes per lesson
The course includes:
  • On-demand video lessons - presented by Paula Pryke
  • lifetime access to the video, notes and interactive class
  • flexible classes - join and learn when and where you like
  • downloadable lesson notes
  • practical (optional) flower arranging and bouquet creating projects
  • access on your mobile, PC, Mac or laptop
  • small interactive online classroom chat online to students from around the world
Ready to get started?

Just add the course to your basket above - choose the 'Expert' option for personal feedback from Paula on your flower arrangements and questions.

Any questions? Contact us by clicking on the orange speech symbol - we'd love to hear from you.