Floristry workshops
in Adelaide for people
who want the real craft
Eight-week hands-on courses in a working studio near the Central Market. You learn spiral technique, colour theory and wholesale buying by doing it, then leave with a portfolio of twelve photographed pieces and an actual plan for your first clients.
Free intro lesson
20 minWatch how we build a three-stem composition and fix the two mistakes that kill most beginner bouquets.
- Spiral hand positionWeek 1 skill
- Stem conditioningWeek 1 skill
- Colour pairingWeek 2 skill
Eight weeks, four disciplines, one working method
The course is built around the jobs florists actually get paid for. Each module ends with a piece you photograph for your portfolio.
Bouquet architecture and the spiral
Hand position, stem order, weight balance. You rebuild the same bouquet five times until the spiral holds itself at arm's length. Most students get it in week two.
Colour theory
Itten's wheel applied to real stems: dusty tones, monochrome work and why most commercial bouquets look noisy.
Weeks 2–4Foam-free mechanics
Chicken wire, kenzan and willow frames. We dropped floral foam in 2023 and teach the methods that replaced it.
Weeks 4–6Installations
Hanging clouds, arch frames and table runners for events. Rigging, weight and water without a brick of foam.
Event workshopWholesale buying
A 6am field trip to the wholesale market. Grading stems, reading box labels, negotiating with growers.
Week 5What a AU$95 market bouquet is actually made of
We take apart one of our own sellable pieces the way we do it in week three. Students price every stem before they see the answer.
Composition brief
- SeasonLate summer
- Vase life9–12 days
- Stem count23
- Build time18 min
Layer by layer
Eucalyptus cinerea and olive branches set the shape and keep the bouquet standing on its own.
Café Latte roses and two dinner-plate dahlias carry the eye. This is where the money sits.
Scabiosa pods and dried grasses loosen the silhouette so it reads editorial, not supermarket.
A working studio, not a classroom
You learn at the same benches we fulfil orders on. There is a coolroom, a stone conditioning bench and a cyclorama corner where every student piece gets photographed.
The coolroom
Runs at 4°C. This is where you learn hydration schedules and why tulips keep growing after you cut them.
The bench
Recycled stone top, eight student stations, a bin wall for wrap and ribbon. Everything within one reach.
The photo corner
North light and a seamless wall. Your portfolio shots come from here, not your kitchen table.
Theory online, hands in flowers at the studio
The digital platform
Every studio session is filmed on three cameras in 4K. Rewatch the close-up of a spiral wrist turn as many times as you need. Homework goes into your dashboard and comes back with timestamped feedback.
- Macro cameraHand-level detail
- Feedback windowWithin 24h
One skill loop:
watch, try, get corrected
The studio intensive
Saturday mornings, four hours, fresh market stock. Minimum 35 stems per student per session, and yes, you take everything home.
- Sessions8 Saturdays
- Group sizeMax 8 people
- Stems per session35–50
The March group starts on the 2nd
Eight Saturdays, 9:00 to 13:00, plus a midweek evening for the market trip. Miss a week and you can sit in with the next cohort.
A deposit of AU$150 holds your seat. The rest is due a week before day one, or split over six months at 0%.
Hands first
Conditioning, spiral, first three sellable bouquets. Your wrists will ache in week one. That passes.
Colour & cost
Colour theory on real stems, costing sheets, and the wholesale market trip at 6am sharp.
Scale up
Foam-free mechanics, table runners and a hanging install the whole group builds together.
Portfolio & defence
Twelve photographed pieces, a pricing review with a working florist, and your certificate evening.
Three ways in, all of them hands-on
0% instalments over 6 or 12 months. Corporate invoicing for studios and hotels.
Full price list & comparison- 8 Saturday sessions, 35+ stems each
- Full toolkit and apron to keep
- 4K video library, 6 months access
- Everything in Base, plus wedding module
- Wholesale market trip and supplier list
- Pricing clinic and 12-piece portfolio shoot
- 12 months video access
- Everything in Pro, plus business module
- Two 1:1 sessions with the creative director
- Contract and quote templates pack
What students build by week eight
Every photo below was shot in our cyclorama corner by the student who made the piece. No borrowed portfolio shots.
Curator's note
"The dahlia arch from the October group is the piece I still show clients. Built in eleven hours by four people who had never rigged a frame before." — Mara, head florist
Dahlia ceremony arch
Team of four · 11 hours · dahlias, amaranthus, smoke bush
Bridal hand-tie
Solo piece · 3 hours · Café Latte roses, sweet pea, jasmine vine
Restaurant table run
Pair piece · 6 hours · ranunculus, hellebore, olive
Dried cloud install
Team of three · 9 hours · preserved grasses, lunaria, palm
A free lesson that already fixes your bouquets
Twenty minutes on the three errors we see in almost every beginner arrangement. You can practise tonight on supermarket stock.
Grab any of these and you're set
- One bunch of eucalyptus~AU$8
- Five stems of one flower~AU$15
- One accent (thistle, pod)~AU$6
- A plain glass vaseyours
What graduates actually charge
Floristry pays when you cost stems properly. Pick a work format and look at the numbers we teach students to hit.
Pick a format
- Stem costAU$12–18
- Sell priceAU$45–65
- Per week, 15 ordersAU$700+
The supplier base
Graduates get our vetted list: local Hills growers, Dutch and Ecuadorian brokers, and the two market stallholders who still hold back the good buckets if you ask nicely.
Pro & Founder tiersAsked every intake
Still unsure?
Sam answers within 15 minCome smell the eucalyptus before you decide
Tell us what you want from floristry and how to reach you. The curator calls back within 15 minutes in studio hours, no sales script.
Instant bonus: our seasonal colour-pairing catalogue, fifty combinations we use on real orders. Sent straight after you apply.