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Meet the lovely Alice – founder of Love Alice & Co
From School teacher to Florist, meet the lovely Alice founder of Love Alice & Co. An inspiring person with a big heart and a vision to match. Floral Stylist: Alice Hall Love Alice & CO. What did you do before studying floristry? Before studying floristry, I worked as a Primary School Teacher within multiculturalRead more
Meet our Alumni
Introducing some the Bloom College Career Change Course Alumni, check them out & their beautiful floral creations on Instagram Love Alice & Co Chasing Blooms Little Blue Wren The Doctors Flowers Wild bloom Co Bespoke Botanics Project Florals Floral Fox My Floral Addiction Miss Thistle French Blue Flowers Floral Love Cobram Lilacs for Lucy PrettyRead more
October is the month of giving at Bloom College
Create and contribute in October “The secret to living is giving”, Tony Robbins Ever wanted to create beauty using gifts of nature and contribute to the lives of others all at the same time? YES…. Then join us as we ‘create and contribute’ October is the month of giving here at Bloom College & weRead more
Elements & Principles of Design in Relation to Floristry
The elements & principles of design are universal, absolutely everything we use or create from a single flower to large scale arrangements incorporate the use of the elements and of design. Correct use of the elements and principles of design ensures a pleasing arrangement. All arrangements include the elements of design almost by default, theRead more
Blooms We Love: Hydrangea
This weekend, Bloom College is once again teaming up with Porter Davis World of Style. This time, attendees will learn to make a beautiful ‘Tea Cups & Roses” arrangement – keeping in line with a Mother’s Day theme (that’s coming up very soon!). In preparation for this event, we’ve had these gorgeous hydrangea’s delivered today. Read more
The 6 Steps to Keeping Your Flowers Fresh
One of the most common questions we get asked here at Bloom College, is how to maintain your flowers so that you can keep them looking fresh and beautiful until you’re ready to use them. There are 6 key steps to follow: 1. Remove the plastic from each bunch. This stops the blooms from sweatingRead more
This Week at Bloom College
We’ve had a HUGE week in the Port Melbourne classroom this week! There’s been: 5 Career Change classes 2 new Flower Basics classes 1 new Seasonal Flowers class And 2 flower workshops – Whimsical Urn and Wedding Inspired Bouquet Here’s some photos of the beautiful creations from these classes… At Bloom College Flower DesignRead more
Bloom LIVE: Flower Wall
This week we held a free presentation for our flower loving community – the first of the monthly Bloom Live Events. Attendees joined us in person in our Port Melbourne classroom – and online – and were treated to a presentation on how to build a flower wall. In just under 2 hours teachers fromRead more
Autumn Blooms…What’s in Season NOW
Autumn is a lovely time for flowers. The days are getting shorter, the mornings are getting cooler, and we are spoilt for choice with the wide variety of beautiful blooms available. Here’s what is in season NOW: Dahlias These beautiful and popular flowers are grown in the field in Australia in summer, in areas closeRead more