The Academy Online LEVEL ONE Arranging Course Meet your Tutors

Tina Parkes Julie Collins Academy Principal Academy Principal

NDSF, FBFA, Cert Ed, Dutch Master, BTec ND, ICSF, Cert Ed, British AIFD (US Master), LCGI, British Master (C&G MDPF Level 5), Master (City & Guilds MDPF Level 5), Teleflower Cup for Practical & IoPF Academic Fellow, RHS Chelsea Theory 2011, IoPF Academic Fellow, Gold medallist and freelance florist US Master (AIFD) and freelance florist “Teaching floristry is a real passion for me, and I really “I am very proud of the believe in the importance of Academy courses that Tina teaching technique and design and I developed. We have well. I’m on the BFA’s Education taken elements of the & Training Board and traditional courses, and given demonstrate to florists all over the them a European twist, which world, but nothing is more means lots of hands-on, satisfying than seeing our practical experience that our students progress over the course students seem to prefer at of their time with us.” every level of ability.” Welcome to the Academy

We are thrilled to share our Academy Level One Online Flower Arranging course with you, and we hope you enjoy learning with us!

We will teach you the fundamental techniques and traditional styled designs that we adapt and use in everyday floristry. It’s the perfect introduction to both the hobby of flower arranging and the world of commercial floristry.

You can make all 4 step-by step designs over 2 days using the same flowers or choose to make the designs over a longer period if you prefer, as they each come with a separate buying list.

After completing each piece, take a photo of your work. Once you have images of all four of your designs, upload them to our site so we can see what you’ve made, and we’ll send you a certificate of completion.

If our introductory course you as inspired - and encouraged - as we hope it will, you are going to want to develop your skills further. At the Academy, we have courses that can take you all the way from absolute beginner to Master Florist and even RHS Chelsea medallist!

Chat to us and you’ll soon see how passionate we are about teaching floristry. We’re aiming to change the world of floristry for the better, one student at a time! Visit our website to find out more: www.academyoffloralart.com.

With best wishes

Academy Principals Tina Parkes & Julie Collins www.academyoffloralart.com Course Structure

We have broken our Level 1 online course down into 7 sections:

1. Introduction

2. Flower, Foliages and Conditioning and Care

3. Tools

4. Design One: Gift Bouquet, paper edged

5. Design Two: Symmetric Design

6. Design Three: Small Hand-tied Posy

7. Design Four: Posy Arrangement Course Structure

1. Introduction

In this section, you will meet your online tutors: Julie Collins and Tina Parkes, Principals of the British Academy of Floral Art, teachers and British and US Master Florists. Tina is also a Dutch Master Florist and RHS Chelsea Gold medallist. Julie and Tina will explain how our online course works.

2. Flower, Foliage, Conditioning & Care

We show you all the flowers and foliages we will be using in the course designs, and explain how to condition the flowers ready for use.

In case you can’t get hold of any of these flowers - or would like to use something from the garden - we have listed some alternative materials for you to work with at the end of this booklet.

3. Tools

We introduce you to the tools and equipment you need, and demonstrate how to soak floral foam effectively.

4. Design One - Gift Bouquet

We give you a step-by-step guide to how to make a hand-tied bouquet, perfect for a gift. We demonstrate how to spiral stems, focal flowers, placement and how to decorate with a paper edge and bow.

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5. Design Two - Symmetric Design

Our step-by-step guide front-facing design introduces lots of elements and principles used in floristry and flower arranging such as shape, proportion, focal areas, lines and space.

Once you have mastered this traditional shape, it will enable to go on and develop this shape to create large pedestal designs or more wild and loose designs, which we explore at Level Two.

6. Design Three - Tied Posy Design

This is a perfect design for a gift or bridal posy. It is smaller than the gift bouquet, but we use this design to show you a different spiral technique and how to group flowers.

7. Design Four - Posy Arrangement

Perfect for a table or table, this design is view all round and you learn how to create a symmetrical placement of flowers, how to layer flowers to create depth and cover the mechanics underneath.

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Materials Material Alternative Alternative Alternative Alternative shown shown (Botanical (Common (Botanical (Common (Botanical (Common Name) name) Name) name) Name) Name)

Freesia Freesia Crocosmia Montbretia Eryngium Sea Holly Eustoma Lisianthus Callistephus China Star Ageratum Floss Flower

Matthiola Stocks Anthirrhinum Snapdragon Phlox Phlox

Clematis Vase vine Nigella Love in Mist Helleborus Chrysanths Cosmos Mexican Dahlia Dahlia Spray or mums aster Veronica Speedwell Astilbe False goat's Chamelaucium Wax flower (Spray) beard Alstroemeria Peruvian Lily Alchemilla Lady's Eupatorium mantle snakeroot Spray Rosa Spray Rose Ranunculus Persian Scabiosa Scabious buttercup Rosa Rose Gerbera (mini) Barberton Lily daisy Dianthus Carnation Heliopsis False Rudbeckia Black eyed (Standard) sunflower Susan Dianthus Spray Limonium Statice Limonium Sea lavender (Spray) Carnation sinuatum latifolium Dianthus Sweet Aster September Bupleurum Thorow-wax barbatus William flower Brachyglotti. Senecio Pittosporum Pittosporum Griselina Griselinia Dunedin Sunshine broad Gaultheria Salal Hedera Tree Ivy Laurus nobilis Bay shallon Danae Soft Ruscus Eucalyptus Eucalyptus Buxus Box racemosa sempervirena

Arachniodes Leather Asparagus Tree Asparagus Asparagus adiantiformis leaf virgatus setaceus fern optional Eucalyptus Eucalyptus Cordyline or Dracaena Eucalyptus Eucalyptus & Foliage

This list shows you the list of flowers used in the film and gives you a stem count per design and a total stem count for all the flowers used. We have give you 3 options:

Option 1 - Make an individual design Option 2 - Make all 4 designs re-using the same flowers Option 3 - Make and keep all 4 designs intact Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 As named in Gift wrap Symmetric Small Posy Total Total film bouquet Arrange- Tied Posy Arrange- Number Number of ment ment of stems stems Freesia 3 5 1 0 5 9 Lisianthus 1 1 2 2 2 6 Stocks 3 0 0 0 3 3 Clematis 3 3 2 2 3 10 Chrysanthemu 0 2 0 2 2 4 m Spray Veronica (spray) 6 0 3 2 6 11 Alstroemeria 0 0 1 0 1 1 Spray Rose 0 0 1 0 1 1 Rose (long stem, 4 5 0 4 5 13 large head)

Rose (short 0 7 5 5 7 17 stem, small head) Carnation 3 0 3 0 3 6 Spray Carnation 0 5 0 5 5 10 Sweet William 3 0 1 2 3 6 Senecio 0 0 2 0 2 2 Salal 4 0 0 0 4 4 Soft Ruscus 0 2 0 2 2 4 Leather leaf 0 3 0 2 3 5 Optional 2 1 1 1 2 5 Cordyline or Dracaena

Eucalyptus 3 2 1 1 3 7 Tools

Here is a list of the tools and sundries you will need. We introduce you to these materials in the film.

Design 1 Design 2 Design 3 Design 4 Tools you need Gift wrap Symmetric Small Tied Posy Arrange- bouquet Arrange-ment Posy ment

D Bowl (Deep) ! O Bowl (Round) ! Pot a e T p ! ! ! ! Scissors ! ! ! ! Knife ! ! ! ! Leaf shine ! ! ! ! Flower Food ! ! ! ! Mist Spray ! ! ! ! Ribbon 1.5m 1m String ! ! Block of floral foam 0.5 0.3

Paper 2m Cellotape ! Stapler ! Knife ! ! ! ! Florist scissors ! ! ! ! Vase ! ! Bucket ! ! ! !

www.academyoffloralart.com Conditioning flowers

Conditioning means preparing flowers for use. When you condition flowers, you will increase their vase life. It can also be the process of holding a flower back from opening for a few days or of making it open more quickly - depending on the process you use.

Step One Clean the container then add flower food by dissolving in warm water. This contains bleach to keep the water clean and nutrients to help the flower open and live longer.

Step Two Remove all foliage that will be below water. This will help prevent bacteria forming in the water.

Step Three Cut the stem at a very sharp slant. This will increase the surface area available to take up water and food, and will stop the stem sitting flat on the bottom of the container.

Place the flowers in deep water. If you are using them in an arrangement or in wedding flowers, condition as above 24 hours before use.

If you are picking foliage from garden, avoid new soft growth as it doesn’t last well. Keep a bucket of water nearby and place your foliage in the bucket as soon as possible. Leave in deep cool water for at least 24 hours.

Roses can suffer from an air lock under the flowerhead, so after cutting the stem place it in an inch of boiling water until all the bubbles have stopped coming out of the stem. Then place in deep warm water with flower food. Conditioning flowers

Gerbera Support wire the head before conditioning to keep the stem straight.

Delphinium Are hollow so the stem needs to be filled with water and plugged with cotton wool.

Soft-stemmed Spring Flowers As spring flowers contain a lot of moisture, place them in an inch of water only to stop them opening too fast. If the stems are too bendy, wrap in newspaper first.

Checking flowers on delivery Check that the blooms are fresh and in bud. The flowers should look crisp and roses firm. Florets on long stems should not all be open.

Conditioning steps 1. Clean buckets and vases with bleach 2. Fill buckets with water and flower food 3. Bring flowers to room temperature if have been in cold storage 4. Remove foliage below water level 5. Cut stems at slant 6. Place in water 7. Do not over crowd as can encourage botrytis which is a grey mould

Rotation of stock Every 3 days clean container, take out old water and replenish with new.

Speeding up flower opening Add flower food and put in a warm place.

Slowing down flower opening Store flowers in a cool place at around 4°C. Poisonous & Irritant

Botanical Name Common Name Part Poisonous Irritant

Aconitum Monkshood ! Aesculus hippocastanum Horse chestnut ! Acuba japonica Spotted Laurel ! Caladium Elephant’s ears sap ! Chrysanthemum Mums leaves ! Clematis vitalba Old Man’s beard sap ! ! Codiaeum Croton ! Convallaria majalis lily of the valley ! Dieffenbachia leopard lily ! ! Digitalis foxglove ! Euonymous europeaus spindle ! Euphorbia sap ! ! Fraxinus excelsior ash sap ! ! Galanthus nivalis snowdrop ! Gloriosa superba glory lily ! Hedera helix ivy ! ! Helleborus Christmas rose ! ! Hippeastrum amaryllis ! Hyacinthus hyacinth bulb ! ! Ilex aquifolium holly berry ! Laburnum bark/seed ! Lathyrus odoratus sweet pea seed ! Ligustrum privet ! ! Lonicera honeysuckle ! Monstera deliciosa sweet cheese ! ! Narcissus daffodilplant sap ! ! Ornithogalum Star of ! ! Papaver somniferum opiumBethlehem poppy ! Philodendron sweetheart vine ! Rheum rhaponticum rhubarb leaf ! Ricinus communis caster oil seed ! Scindapus aureus Devil’s Ivy ! Solanium capsicastrum winter cherry ! Symphoricarpos albus snowberry ! Tulipa ! ! A unique, independent, inspirational flower school

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