Floristry Diploma

This course can help you to gain an understanding and allow you to progress and develop the skills you need to design, source and create varying floristry designs for events, celebrations, or just for fun. It will also be a useful start should you want to progress and work as a florist.

You'll learn things like plant care, flower arranging and how to create floral decorations for celebrations.

An Award, Certificate or Diploma in Floristry could help you to get a job as:

• An Assistant Florist
• A Wedding Flower Arranger
• A Funeral Home Flower Arranger
• A Flower Shop Supervisor/Manager

The course consists of 10 Modules:

Module 1 – Introduction and care

• Introduction to Floral Design and Flowers
• Identifying most popular plants and flowers used in displays
• General flower and plant care
• Maintaining the condition of plants and planted designs

Module 2 – Identification and cutting

• Botanical concepts and practices for floristry
• Explore a variety of flowers and learn their characteristics and how to handle them
• The best time to pick flowers and how to cut flowers
• How long cut flowers will last and how to prolong their life

Module 3 - Design Style and Techniques

• Various architectural flowers and stems
• Which flowers complement different types of vases and containers, like glass, pottery, metal, etc
• Larger flowers or stems used to form structure in a design or decoration

Module 4 - Elements and Principles of Design

• Design concepts in floristry- Ikebana, western line, Hogarth, formal linear, crescent, Mille Fleur, Biedermeier and parallel design styles
• Colour theory as it applies to floral design

Module 5 - Displays

• The creative design process
• The basic rules of flower arranging
• The principles of creating floral decorations

Module 6 – Designs

• Flowers and stems suitable for tied designs
• What equipment and materials are required for designs
• How to assemble tied and wired floristry designs 

Module 7 – Wedding functions

• Considerations when designing  bouquets and floral accessories
• How to design and create personal adornment flowers
• How to create floral arrangements for both the wedding and the reception

Module 8 – Other occasions

• What considerations are necessary when designing a display or a hospital
• Appropriate displays for funerals
• Constructing the display
• Decorating a function suite / room using floral displays

Module 9 - Flowers for Festive Events

• Floral arrangements for Christmas, Valentine's Day, New Year's Eve, Mother's Day and other holidays and special occasions
• Artificial arrangements and arrangements that combine both artificial and fresh materials
• Floral relay services  

Module 10 - Business practices

• Managing marketing and promotion in the floristry industry
• Building good relationships with customers