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Floral Tutorials
To preserve or not to preserve
At Bloom College flower school we’re all about helping people have fun whilst learning about the art and craft of flower arranging. Design and technique, though, are of little use if the beautiful flowers you’re arranging wilt and die before your very eyes. Professional florists often sell or give customers a little sachet ofRead more
Profiling our pots!
At Bloom College we try to reduce the amount of stuff we consume in our workshops and courses. Many containers we use are ‘repurposed’ or ‘rethought’ plastic, metal and glass containers that originally came into our lives holding household food items. It’s amazing how useful an ex-yoghurt or ex-soft-drink container can be. And, what’s more,Read more
Trending Tuesday – flower crowns
This spring’s hottest fashions on the field will be flowers. Our tip is they will be mostly worn as flower crowns. These babies are back, and bigger than ever. Of course they are making their way back into weddings too… Next week we begin profiling the flowers and colours of spring…….
In the thick of it with wiring
Some facts about wiring flowers. We all know that professional florists use wires to give support and structure to some fresh materials. They choose a particular wiring technique and wires of a particular thickness for each type of flower or foliage. Wire thickness has been traditionally measured in gauges, with the bigger gauge being theRead more
Having a blooming ball
Having a blooming ball Bloom College joined another premier Victorian destination for lovers of flowers and floristry on April 17 to teach enthusiasts the art of making pomanders – flower balls to the uninitiated. The Flower Dispensary in Geelong hosted a full workshop of enthusiastic clients who made a modern version of what was originallyRead more
Melbourne Flower & Garden Show
Come and visit us at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. We will have a large display in the main hall at site C10. Our talented teachers will be demonstrating flower arranging on the main stage on the following days and times: Wednesday 20th at 3:15pm until 3:45pm Friday 22nd at 1.15pm until 2:00pmRead more