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Hello,

I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how I can teach basic floral design to myself. Unfortunately, I live in on the CA coast where the local college doesn't teach floral arranging. I'd like to teach myself so that I can have little jobs to help me through attending college. Being on the coast, there are many weddings and I see ads for people who need just bouquets and small arrangements. I'd really like to do this for I've always wanted to learn and it seems like fun for I love flowers. I'd like to do something fun to provide for myself as well while paying my way through college. I see many videos however just not sure if they are scams or not.

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THIS WAS POSTED SOOO LONG AGO SO I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU WILL SEE THIS! I HAVE BEEN A FLORAL DESIGNER FOR 13 YEARS (GIVE OR TAKE). FIRST THING, ITS A KNACK, YOU HAVE IT OR YOU DONT! I HAVE TRIED TO TEACH NUMEROUS PEOPLE WHO JUST CANT SEEM TO GET THE FEEL. I PERSONALLY DO NOT SUGGEST SCHOOLS BUT I DO SUGGEST YOU GO TO YOUR COUNTY LIBRARY FOR DVDS OR VIDS ON FLORAL DESIGN AND GO FROM THERE. I LEARNED ON MY OWN, AND PERSONALIZED MYSELF IN A SHOP AND NOW I HAVE MY OWN EVENT COMPANY. I LOVE WHAT I DO!!! IF YOU FEEL THAT!!YOU WILL LEARN AND THAN PERFECT WITH YOUR OWN STYLE. YOUR BASIC GREENING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT!! HAVE FUN!!!

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Hi,

I know replying to this post is kind of ridiculous because the post was posted in 2004. But still, I would like to suggest to you a place where you can learn floral arranging by yourself. That is The Flower Arrangement Advisor site. It teaches you the basic of flower arrangement with diagrams and easy step-by-step instructions.
Hope you'll find this info useful.

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Realizing this is an old posting, but having been a private-client florist for many years, just wanted to throw my 2 cents in here.

I always tell my clients who want to learn the bare basics to start with Martha Stewart. Her books on weddings & her magazine offer the most concise and user-friendly infomation on the open market. The information she and her extensive staff offers the newbie to floral design a realistic success rate.

If you are after a more "florist level" professional learning experience, with the idea to go "pro" yourself, the best learning is to be had by DOING.

Find the local Professional Florist or Event Planner whose work you most admire and ask to be a floral assistant....part-time work for these professionals is the best training in the world.
Most professionals started this way and your skill-set will exponentially increase by immersing yourself in this environment. (i.e. - all the books, videos and college classes in the world won't give you real-world experience...and TRUST ME, you DO NOT want to 'experiment' on someone's wedding day or private event.)

The most successful florists I know can think on their feet and know - through experience - how to handle wedding day/event day mishaps or challenges.

If you do choose to apprentice or take a part time position, you will learn things the books and videos simply don't cover well - such as CURRENT real-world pricing, best practices in customer services, the newest design techniques/trends and tools of the trade/vocabulary.

Plus, your personal portfolio will grow with each job you do.

If you can learn all this valuable information from an experienced professional, 'a la some form of apprenticeship, you will gain confidence, experience with a vast array of floral materials of ALL types and your work end up at a FAR higher level of professionalism in the long term.

Hope this helps.
Good Luck!


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Hello,

Excellent reply!

That is one of the reason I have great regards for the school
attended. I was doing floral arrangements prior to going to
school, my main goal was to learn how to care for fresh flowers
since 88% of the work I did was silk. We were told by our
instructor if we didn't so ability they would let you know so
you will have the opportunity to STOP.

I am a florist and I own an event company.

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If you are learning this art to impress someone then I would say that it is not worth. What matter is the flower and a single looks more beautiful than a bunch of flowers.
Look at this rose�doesn�t it look beautiful?


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A lady guest in a Japanese Hotel was observing a hotel employee arranging some beautiful fresh blooms into individual, elegant vases, and remarked how singularly lovely they looked.
The Japanese employee explained that occasionally, less is more, and added the comment that -
"I think the trouble for you westerners is that you try to put too much Heaven in one vase."
And so Japan also gave us the wonderful art of Ikebana, where every bloom and green frond, twig or adornment and its position, has a symbolic meaning. And if we should be seeking to impress anyone, why not ourselves? There is something lovely about crafting a beautiful thing out of nature's gifts, and being able to do so in such a way that it pleases many....
The rose is beautiful, Parrot20, but there is nothing wrong with using 'Heaven' to its full potential to decorate our daily lives.


"Things are not what they seem.... Nor are they otherwise...." (Lankavatara Sutta)

"The purpose of Life is simply, to be happy, and to make others happy." HH the Dalai Lama.



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Hi friend, You are interested in Flower design, it has a good future scope and innovative also, I think you should take some certification, so that you can make it as your permanent job. Regards, Nelson [url=http://www.easyeventplanner.com]Event Planning Tips &amp; Ideas[/url]

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to learn something the best way for me it's to work for a florist for some time . By breathing the &quot;inside&quot; of this job you can advance very fast


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