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Rose Garden Bouquet design by Bill Harper AIFD

wedding bouquet

Rose Garden Bouquet

Design by Bill J. Harper, AIFD Fellow, AAF

With a grand composite rose as its focal point—surrounded by open gardenlike blossoms; diminutive sprays; and a rounded, cabbage-inspired bud—this lustrous bouquet contains all the elements of a preeminent rose garden in full bloom. The mix of roses is replicated using only two types: sprays and hybrid teas. A trio of techniques applied to some of the blossoms modifies them into the gardeny imposters.

The spontaneous placement of the varying sizes of blossoms enhances the natural, garden-grown quality, as does the addition of preserved maidenhair fern. Its airy fronds add ethereal dimension and gentle motion to the rosy cluster. Fresh maidenhair would have the same airy qualities, but the preserved version may perform better. Place the preserved fern in the cooler for a day or two to soften it and make it more pliable.

MATERIALS: 'Cool Water' hybrid tea roses and 'Blue Moon' spray roses from Rio Roses; preserved maidenhair fern from Verdissimo; Floratape Stem Wrap from Bemis Company; Oasis Floral Adhesive and Elegant Bouquet Holder from Smithers-Oasis Company.
 

HOW TO 1:Carefully remove several petals from the centers of three or four spray roses. This will create blossoms that resemble wild garden roses.	HOW TO 2: To mimic a cabbage rose, insert two hairpin-shaped wires crosswise through the top of a rosebud, and snap off its calyx. Bend the wires' ends toward the rose's new base, and tape them together to form a stem.	HOW TO 3: Stack several petals together, and insert a hairpin-shaped wire through the base of the stack. Repeat with additional petals. Cluster the wired petal groups around a rose. Glue in additional petals as needed.

New Classes added to Fall Schedule

New Classes added to the schedule
for specific information on these classes, enter the class name in the blog search bar,  within that information is the link for payment thru pay pal with any major credit card.  You may also pay by check.
Questions: email me at: flowerclassroom@gmail.com   or call 913-708-2988

Explore Floral Design     10 mondays  9:30 -5:30      1 hour lunch
class begins on August 18, 2014

This will be the last Explore Floral Design class of 2014, join early a maximum of 8 students.


Explore Floral Design- Advanced    5 Tuesday's    9:30-5:30 
1 hour lunch      maximum 8 students

This is the follow up Advanced session for the Explore Floral Design class and for the professional floral designer.

This will be the last class offering for 2014.



Watch for more exciting classes to be in the fall schedule!  And as always thank you for your interest in the flower classroom…I love sharing my floral knowledge with you.

Retailers and Floral Studio's are looking for employees that complete the Explore Floral Design class.

Christina Burton-Fox  AIFD

Explore Floral Design Advanced 5-Monday sessions 2015

Explore Floral Design Advanced  2015		Maximum of 8 students 5 class session rate                           single day registration Class from 9:30-5:30 -1 hour lunch

Overview This class provides everything you need.  Flowers, containers, supplies, you will not take your designs apart and re-construct them.  Invest in yourself, learn new things, become more confident & become a productive floral designer.   This class is for the professional floral designer.  These classes will have a minimal lecture, handouts, and the hands on session are 6 hours in length. Objectives We will explore 5 important areas of floral design. ·       April 13      Everyday designs ·       April 20       Large Scale designs ·       April 27     Wedding Bouquets ·       May 4      Tropical floral designs      May 11    Flowers to wear Class Pricing If you are a graduate of the Explore Floral Design 10 day class your discount is reflected in pricing below. ·       All classes/5 sessions    (graduates)  $825.00 ·       Single day rate    (graduates)   $165.00 ·       All classes/ 5 sessions   (floral professional)  $ 1,250.00 ·       Single day rate/  (floral professional)  $250 per day Evaluation A certificate of completion with is available for each single day registration or the 5-day session.

Materials All materials are provided including tools.  We will use seasonal fresh flowers and the newest supplies that the industry offers. You will take with you all designs, containers, flowers, etc. that you create in the classroom. Payments Payments can be made thru the pay pal links provided below.  Any credit card or a pay pal account will work.  These classes also can be used in the pay pal program (credit) in 6 payments if you qualify. You may also pay by check Copy and past the link to your browser. ·       5 sessions/graduates  $825.00 https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6PBTFMXPJGZVN ·       Single day/ graduates  $165.00 https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=S63CKBPWTLG4C ·       5 sessions /professional florist   $1,250.00 https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6ASM65QEPYESJ ·       Single day/professional florist   $250.00 ·       https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GSUXML8FLZUVJ ·

Explore Floral Design 10-Mondays

Explore Floral Design		Maximum 8 students 10- Mondays August 18, 25 September 8,15,22,29 October 6,13,20,27 9:30-5:30   daily with a 1 hour lunch break 70 class hours of Training

Overview This 10 day Exploration Floral Design class will teach the basic principals of floral design, and so much more.  Each day will have a morning lecture and afternoon of hands on designing.  Students will participate in the processing and handling of fresh flowers each day for the lab session.   The students will be trained to execute all basic forms of design to apply for a floral designer position.  This is a required class for job placement.  The class offers business information on pricing for profit, daily sales, floral delivery expenses, tracking flowers that have expired.  The students will have a final exam on materials covered during lectures.  And every class day will be more fun than you can imagine and the amount of flowers to work with and industry information is fantastic! FLOWERS are beautiful creations, the curiosity and enthusiasm for information on FLOWERS is contagious.  Take yourself somewhere new….to the Flower Classroom.  Learn to be a FLOWER expert. This class enables you to become a FLOWER expert!   Having so much fun every class session. Objectives ·       Introduction to design ·       Color terms and theory ·        Processing and handling of fresh flowers ·       Flower & Foliage identification ·       Hands on design of basic forms of design ·       Techniques in design ·       Wedding Bouquets ·       Flowers to wear ·       Sympathy Tributes ·       Every day designs ·       Pricing of floral products ·       Salesmanship with FLOWERS ·       Handling Customer complaints Activities Each student will have materials provided to execute all designs.  The classroom also has additional books, supplies and flowers for purchase.  This allows students to practice additional designs at home. We will cover the Principles, Elements & Techniques of Design ·       Balance, Emphasis, Harmony, Proportion, Rhythm & Unity ·       Color, Form, Line, Space & Texture ·       Bailing, Banding, Binding, Bunching, Clustering, Detailing, Facing, Framing, Grouping, Hand Tying, Kubari, Lacing, Layering, Mirroring, Pave, Pillowing, Sequencing, Sheltering, Stacking, Terracing, Tufting, Veiling, Wrapping & Zoning. Floral Design Tools The Flower Classroom provides a Notebook of Floral information, Color Wheel and a California Flower Selection guide, and other industry catalogs.  Students should bring something for note taking and a hand held calculator.  The classroom has assorted tools available to use, new floral tools are available in the classroom to purchase.  Any other tools necessary for the class will be available. Evaluation A certificate of completion of this class will be available with a passing grade on the final exam. Students that have enrolled and passed the Explore Floral Design and wish to enroll in the Advanced Floral design class that follows will be given a ½ off discount on that class price when combining these 2 classes. Christina Burton-Fox   AIFD   instructor FLOWERS are beautiful creations.  The curiosity and enthusiasm for information about flowers is contagious.  Enroll in the Flower Classroom for the most up to date information….when the ordinary won’t do…take yourself somewhere new!

Materials Fresh flowers and foliage’s and the containers will be provided for all the designs.  These designs are yours to take with you at the end of each class day.  You will not take apart your designs to execute the next floral design. Flower selection will be seasonal.  The classroom will have a wide selection of flowers to choose from for design execution.  You will have permanent materials and all wire, tape, glue, etc. will be provided. Styles of Design ·      Botanical ·      Circular Mass ·      Formal Linear ·      Line-Mass ·      Triangular ·      Vegetative Class Registration 70 hours classroom time Registration & Class Materials               $1,564.50 This amount is due in full to reserve your design table.  Payment can be made with any major credit card or with Pay Pal. You can copy and paste this link for payment.  I will confirm your registration after the payment is received. PayPal link for payment of Class https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6GVU2NZZXKQH6 Cancelation of your space in the class is allowed up to 14 days before class for a full refund.  After that a credit will be applied for classes in the future.  Call for more information.           913-708-2988