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What Happens…..
…When a Bloom College staff member (and floristry newbie) takes a class? I’ve been with Bloom College for a while now, and while I can appreciate the beauty of flowers, and the work that the teachers and students create, I’d never actually had a go myself. So – when the opportunity came up for meRead more
Flowers In The City
WOW WOW WOW!! Flowers in the City…and by ‘City’ I mean the one and only Big Apple – New York City. Whenever I travel I am always drawn to check out the local flower industry – in particular seeing the difference between regions and how they trade. When I visited New York City in 2014/15 itRead more
New Year…Brand New Floristry Workshops…
The Bloomers have been working hard behind the scenes to sneak in a Christmas present before we take a well deserved break. A whole range of BRAND NEW themed workshops are up on the website now and ready for bookings in Port Melbourne. If you’re in Geelong or Collingwood, let us know if you’d likeRead more
Bloom College – In Support of beyondblue
Bloom College was proud to once again donate to the ‘Food For Thought’ charity dinner (in support of beyondblue) held on 23rd November at Beer Deluxe in Federation Square. Bloom teacher Rebecca created beautiful table centrepieces in an Australiana theme. Feedback was that the citrus colour theme, and amazing scent of the flower arrangements added aRead more
Vases, Vessels & Foam
Choosing your vessel or vase is another area of floristry that you can really let your creativity soar. Just about anything goes, and the choice of vessels available for arranging flowers is wide and varied. From jars, to cans, bottles, tea cups, or baskets…re-using and recycling is a perfect way to put new life intoRead more
Private Floristry Workshops & Corporate Training
Bloom College has more than just floristry courses and flower workshops. Did you know that we also offer private one-on-one floristry workshops, floristry business owners training, staff training, or corporate workshops with any of our highly trained and experienced teachers? We can provide training for: > An experienced florist that wants to learn a newRead more
Blooms We Love
Here’s a (very) small sample of some of our FAVE blooms out now. They look great as part of Christmas themed decor, wedding bouquets…or let your creativity run wild! Some of our flower workshop and flower course students have been already been using some of these in class this week – and it’s been greatRead more
This week at Bloom College
With our Career Change students in their final week this week, it’s been a sea of colour and beautiful blooms in the Port Melbourne classroom…take a look and see what we mean! It’s been so great to see the progression of these students since they started last month. We wish them all theRead more
Flower Crowns at MMA
On the 15th October, Bloom College hit the road, and travelled out to Epping, where we held a series of short Flower Crown Workshops at Melbourne Market Authority (MMA). Flower Crowns are so popular right now (think: Spring Racing Carnival, Weddings, Events – anything!), so participants were keen to learn how to create their own.Read more
Presentation: Wrapping
Flowers are a great gift to give – you can give them when you visit a friend in their home, to brighten up someone’s day if they’ve been unwell, to say thank-you – or just because… To make the flowers just that bit more personal, you can quickly and easily wrap them before leaving home.Read more