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FLASH 6TH BIRTHDAY SALE!
To celebrate Bloom College’s 6th birthday we are having a 2 for 1 SALE on all workshops! Book in for 2 workshops – the same or different – for the price of 1! That means you can attend two different workshops of your choice or split the cost with a friend and attend together. OrRead more
International Women’s Day 2019
Happy International Women’s Day! This year’s campaign theme is #BalanceForBetter which promotes a gender balanced world. “From grass roots activism to world wide action”, we can all play a part in creating gender equality for our children’s future and our present right now! It is so wonderful and rewarding to be part of an industryRead more
Bloom of the Month – Pansies!
Pansies are an eternal favourite for cool weather blooms! They like lots of water in well drained soil. They like sun but cooler weather. They are perfect for pots or flower beds & ground cover, as they are surprisingly robust little plants! Pansy blooms come in a huge variety of colours, from black to white,Read more
Tropical Blooms Workshop
Take advantage of the current rattan furniture trend and learn how to create a stunning tropical arrangement at our Tropical Blooms workshop! Utilise the last of the summer blooms and make summer last all year round by creating contemporary interpretations of this staid classic. Think St Tropez, think Barbados, think drinking Barcardi cocktails in Cuba!!Read more
Perfect work benches for floristry!
Flashback to a few weeks ago when our classroom was buzzing with activity with all our Flower Basics students! We absolutely love our work benches which are what is called an “Ikea Hack”! The table tops are from Ikea, then the legs have been custom fitted to make the height correct for standing and arrangingRead more
Dahlias
Dahlias really are a magnificent flower. Adding colour, and body with their many layers of petals. Their exquisite beauty comes from the daisy family. Originally from Mexico and parts of south America, the symbolism of the Dahlia can vary depending on the colour. Some common meanings of the Dahlia flower include: Staying graceful underRead more
Karl Lagerfeld
R.I.P. Karl Lagerfeld. Love him or hate (his politics), it is undeniable the mark Karl Lagerfeld has left on the fashion design community and arguably, the complete design zeitgeist of the 20th & 21st century. Always cutting edge but never forgetting the founding principles of Coco Chanel herself, Lagerfeld became Creative Director of Chanel inRead more
Banksia
There are 173 Banksia species, and all but one occur naturally only in Australia. The flower heads are made up of hundreds (sometimes thousands) of tiny individual flowers grouped together in pairs. The colour of the flower heads usually ranges from yellow to red, browns and orange. Many species flower over autumn and winter soRead more
Bloom Online
We had a question recently about completing the Career Change Course online. The Career Change Course is a fully immersive, hands on, classroom focussed course. So it is not currently available as an online option. However, we do have many specially curated online courses for those who can not make it into the classroom, orRead more
The Lotus Flower
The Lotus flower has a deep connection with many religions, including Buddhism, Hinduism, Egyptology & Bahai. In Buddhism, they represent purity of mind, speech & body. The Lotus grows in muddy water and blossoms at the top, still attached to it’s long stem in the mud below. Lotus look so gorgeous on their own inRead more