Floral Art School Of Australia
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International Floral Design School

Beautiful Tulips

Beautiful Tulips

Tulips are beautiful flowers with long pointed attractive leaves and look effective arranged on their own in water in a glass container. They come in different varieties and many lovely colours. When arranging tulips cut the stems to the desired length. Once the stems are cut tulips continue growing towards the light and can sometimes extend out too far spoiling the line of the arrangement. You can help prevent this by inserting the end of a 22 gauge wire x 45cm long into the base of the flower head for….Read More

Learn to be a Florist

I know how wonderful it is working with beautiful flowers and would love to share this knowledge with you. Our students tell us how happy they are when they learn how to create stunning floral designs. Please read some of the testimonials at the bottom of this page. When you learn a new skill a whole new world can open up for you. We have students who enrol in the course as a career and others who want to learn how to create flower arrangements for their own home and….Read More

Do What You Love To Do

Rose Bouquet

If you love flowers you can bring out your creativity by learning how to create beautiful floral designs. Let’s work together to make it a great year doing what you love to do. We have students who enrol in the course as a career and others who want to learn how to create stunning flower arrangements for their own home and for friends. In the course there is a large Floristry Manual and each lesson has a pattern to follow. There are step – by step instructions with how long….Read More

Valentines Day

I would like to wish you a very happy St Valentines Day. A lovely posy of flowers is an ideal gift to give to express your feelings to that special person in your life. Flowers have always been the traditional gift to give on St Valentines Day. In the Floristry Course you will learn step by step how to create a hand tied posy. You will learn how to choose suitable flowers and foliage and how to assemble  it so it is well balanced. The completed posy should then be….Read More

Have a Wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year

As this year is almost coming to an end – it is good to reflect on it and look back at the good memories you have had throughout the year. December is always a very special month – it is time to count your blessings and to extend kindness and good will to others. It is lovely creating Christmas arrangements – you can add that extra touch by adding shimmering glass baubles, candles and other decorative touches to make your designs extra special. People really appreciate it when you take….Read More

Spring Has Arrived

Spring has finally arrived and Summer is just around the corner! It’s wonderful seeing all the lovely flowers coming into bloom. Flowers are beautiful in their own right but once you learn the basic principles of flower arranging you can choose flowers that go well together and create some really stunning designs. Flowers instantly add an extra special touch to a room. Whatever your decor you can choose a style to suit – from chic arrangements for a romantic setting to modern designs for a contemporary look. In the Floristry….Read More

Flower Arrangement Featuring Lizianthus

Flowers provide  the finishing touch to any occasion. This setting would be lovely for an outdoor wedding or event. Lizianthus are beautiful flowers that come in shades of purple, mauve, pink and white. They resemble a rose with long pointed buds and they are fairly long lasting. A mauve silk drape is used as a backdrop in a shade to complement the flowers. A stone look urn has been used as a base. The bottom of the urn has been filled almost to the top with crumpled paper. A piece….Read More

Mother’s Day Posy

I hope you are enjoying your week. A lovely way to express your feelings on Mother’s Day is with a gift posy of flowers. This posy of flowers features pale pink and burgundy peonies, mauve liliums and white alstroemeria. Some white twiggy stems have been added in for extra interest. The foliage have been removed from the bottom part of the flower stems. The flowers have been held in the left hand with the largest one in the centre and the other stems added one at a time with the….Read More

Easter Display

Easter is almost upon us. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Easter. Easter symbolizes the renewal of life. This is an idea you might like to use to celebrate Easter. This setting shown budding branches of pussy willow placed in a tall container. Pastel coloured foam eggs with ribbon loops have been hung on the branches on different levels. Pots and baskets of flowers including pink tulips, hyacinths, yellow daffodils, white snowdrops have been placed on the table. Two ceramic rabbits and a couple of nests have….Read More

Saint Valentine’s Day

February the 14th is Saint Valentine’s Day. Its is celebrated around the world and is a lovely way to express your feelings to your loved one. Red roses are traditionally associated with Saint Valentine’s Day and it is usually the busiest day for the florist. In this design a heart shaped foam base has been soaked in water. The rose stems have been cut short (about 7cm long) and inserted around the edges keeping the heart shape and then working inwards following just inside the previous round with the centre….Read More