8 weeks · Saturdays Max 8 students From zero

Beginner floristry course
in Adelaide: eight Saturdays
to a working portfolio

The full foundation course. Spiral technique, colour, conditioning and your first sellable pieces, taught at a real studio bench with real market stock. AU$890 all-in, flowers included.

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Student building a first spiral bouquet at the Adelaide studio bench

PriceAU$890
InstalmentsAU$149/mo × 6
Studio9/131 Gouger St

Week-two student arrangement of roses and eucalyptus in a stone vase

Week two work, March 2026 cohort. The spiral already holds.

The workshop

Hands first, theory where it belongs

Most students arrive never having held secateurs. Week one is deliberately unglamorous: conditioning stems, cutting at angles, building hand strength. By week three you are building sellable bouquets and costing them properly, and by week eight you defend a twelve-piece portfolio in front of working florists.

The course runs at our Gouger Street studio every Saturday, 9:00 to 13:00, with the 4K video library backing you up between sessions.

Who it suits

Career switchersno experience needed
Serious hobbyistswant it done properly
Future studio ownersstart here, add bootcamp

What we cover

What the eight weeks cover

Four disciplines, each ending in a photographed piece for your portfolio.

Weeks 1–3

The spiral and the toolkit

You get the full arsenal on day one: Japanese secateurs, kenzan set, tape, twine and a canvas apron. Then three weeks of drilling the spiral until the bouquet holds at arm's length.

Post-harvest science

Water pH, fridge temps from +4°C to +8°C, and why recutting under water doubles vase life.

Colour on real stems

Four harmonies from Itten, practised on whatever the market had that week.

Costing sheets

Every stem priced before you wrap. Margin targets from week five onward.

Portfolio shoot

Twelve pieces photographed on the cyclorama. You keep every file.

From the bench

Eight weeks in four frames

Shot in our cyclorama corner

Week one: conditioning stations set for eight students — Week 1 · conditioning drills

Week three: first sellable monobouquet priced at the bench — Week 3 · first sellable piece

Week five: wholesale market crates at 6am — Week 5 · market run

Week eight: portfolio table at certificate evening — Week 8 · portfolio evening

The practical bits

Everything is included

Stock, tools, wrap, tea and the good playlist. You bring closed shoes and a phone for portfolio shots.

FormatSaturdays 9:00–13:00
Missed weekfree catch-up next cohort
Stems per session35–50, you keep them
Deposit to bookAU$150

In the price

Full toolkit: secateurs, kenzan, tape, apron
All flowers and wrap for 8 sessions
4K video library, 6 months
Printed certificate + digital copy
Botanical club membership

Your seat

AU$890AU$149/mo × 6 · 14-day refund window

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Before you book

Three things people ask

Anything else, the curator answers on the contacts page within 15 minutes in studio hours.

That is the default starting point. The first two weeks exist to build your hands before anything creative is asked of you. The slowest student we had took four weeks to nail the spiral and now sells subscriptions.

You sit the same session with the next cohort for free. The video recap covers you in the meantime, but hands need bench time, so we always slot you back in.

It is. Flowers, tools, wrap, the apron, the certificate and the portfolio shoot are all in. The only extras are if you choose to add a specialisation later.

March cohort starts on the 2nd

Six seats left. A AU$150 deposit holds yours, or book a free intro lesson first and decide after.

8 weeks · Saturdays Adelaide studio

Beginner floristry course in Adelaide: eight Saturdays to a working portfolio