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Bloom College App – Learn From Home

The Bloom College App was created for those of you who aren’t able to attend one of our floristry courses or workshops in Geelong or Melbourne, but would still love to learn more about arranging flowers.

Set out in a DIY video tutorial & recipe card form, the 10 classes offer simple step-by-step instructions to help students create their own stunning flower arrangements, such as:

Garden herb and rose posies
Buttonholes and boutonnieres
Gift bag arrangements, table centerpieces
Tropical arrangements

Students also learn key floristry basics (including the proper care and maintenance of flower and plant materials), vases, containers, foam, tools, accessories, wiring, taping and more.

Other special features you can expect are:

Video instruction led by our very own Yvette Timmins, who in her 25+ year career has won several awards, including Australian Junior Florist of the Year and Victorian Junior Florist of the Year.
Simple and elegant navigation that makes it easy to find the next lesson – or go back and review an earlier one.
Stunning, professional-quality photos that make learning easier – and are simply gorgeous to look at!

But don’t take our word for it – here’s a video (scroll to the bottom of the page) that gives you a glimpse of what you can expect from the App – including a tour that shows how easy it is to navigate, plus a look at some of the stunning images!

http://newsroom.appshout.com/pressreleases/new-bloom-college-app-from-yvette-timmins-is-a-virtual-classroom-that-teaches-floristry-basics-with-recipe-cards-video-tutorials-1074398

Whether it’s for hobby or professional purposes, the Bloom College app is packed with tools and advice to help anyone improve their floristry skills, and is perfect for those of you who arent able to attend one of our floristry courses or flower arranging workshops in person.

It’s available now for iPad from the App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/app/bloom-college/id612719099, and for Android devices from Google Play at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.BloomApp

Supporting the National Breast Cancer Foundation

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Here at Bloom College we treasure the support we are able to offer causes close to our hearts. With that in mind, we were so thrilled to be able to assist the National Breast Cancer Foundation recently with their Pink Ribbon Breakfast.

It was the largest Pink Ribbon Breakfast held throughout the 2014 Australian campaign, and with Bloom College’s help it was an outstanding success for them. They were able to donate $82,000.00 to assist the National Breast Cancer Foundation achieve its goal of zero deaths from breast cancer by 2030.

The Breakfast was held on Thursday 23^rd October 2014, and Bloom College donated table arrangements made by our students. The arrangements were lovingly handcrafted by those who attended one of our workshops held every hour (on the hour) across 2 days and 2 locations – Geelong and Albert Park. Students donated $20 and an hour of their time, in which they also learnt other handy floristry tips and advice.

The National Breast Cancer Foundation were thrilled with their table arrangements, and said that they “made a beautiful addition to the ambience of the room”.

Rebecca, Yvette and Geri

If you are a part of a charity and would like to discuss how Bloom may be able to help, we’d love to hear from you. Please send us an email at: yvette@bloomcollege.com.au

At Bloom College flower design school we create floristry courses and flower workshops for beginners, the hobbyist and those wanting to pursue floristry for commercial purposes. Our classes are a place where not only do participants learn floristry and flower arranging, but they also have fun, meet new friends and find their inner creativity. Classes are held across 3 locations: Geelong, Port Melbourne and Albert Park. Enrolments for the 2015 Classes and Workshops are now open. To find our more head to our website (where you can also join our newsletter to receive the latest news and updates on our classes and events), or give us a call on (03) 5229 8336.

Melbourne Wholesale Flower Market Tour – Your last chance to join us in 2014.

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Immerse yourself in the fast paced action, wonderful fragrances and colour of The National Flower Centre (Melbourne Wholesale Flower Market). Be guided by Bloom College to ensure you get the best quality and value while purchasing the freshest flowers available this season. Usually closed to the public, this is the best way to experience a market loved by those in the floristry industry. We also introduce you to the friendliest (and best) growers and wholesalers in the market – people that we’ve come to love from our many visits there.

Once you’re armed with your beautiful fresh flowers, it’s a great chance for you to try out your new skills you’ve learnt during your floristry training at Bloom College. Or for those thinking of doing one of our floristry workshops or courses, it’s the perfect introduction to learning about floral arranging.

This will be your last chance to join us at the market for 2014, and possibly one of the last times to visit the market at it’s current site in Footscray. Plans are in place to move it to Epping in 2015 – which will be further to travel for many people.

Florists and flower retailers from across Victoria flock to this market, so come along and see what the fuss is about!

When: Saturday 6^th December, 6am – 8am

Where: 542 Footscray Road,West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3003 (map & full details)

Cost: $55 per person

Book here

If you can’t join us on the 6^th December, but would like to join a tour at another time, head here to grab your voucher for a regular tour:

Please note: The Bloom College Florist Market Tour is usually by invite only to current students but this Christmas it will be open to all. Places are limited however. The Vouchers for non florist guided Market tours are available to everyone most weekends.

Here’s a list of other Flower Market Tours available worldwide:

Sydney

Located near Homebush Bay (15 km west of Sydney), this is Australia’s largest flower market for fresh cut flowers, and is open to the General Public. Tours can be also tailored for general and special interest groups and individuals.

New York

Located on 28th Street, this Blog will help you navigate your way around the market, get the best flowers – and leave without feeling overwhelmed.

Bangkok

Located close to Chinatown, this half-day tour will ensure you get the most from your visit through the 1.5km long main thoroughfare and maze of sub-streets that make up this popular market.

London

Located in E2 (East London), this Sunday only market is also a great way to check out the host of local independent galleries and shops selling pottery, perfume and other treasures.

Holland

This YouTube clip shows you the sheer size of the largest Flower Market in the world, located in Aalsmeer, Holland.

Twenty million flowers move through here every day, and are brought in from Dutch growers, and also from growers in Israel, Kenya, South Africa, South America and beyond. They are then exported all around the world.

To join Bloom College at our final Christmas Melbourne Wholesale Flower Market Tour for 2014, email us at enquiries@bloomcollege.com.au or to book a tour on any given Saturday book here.

Want to know how to become a florist?

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Want to know how to become a florist?

Learn how at Bloom College by enrolling into our upcoming Floristry Career Change Course.

Bloom College is a well-respected and dynamic provider of floristry training. Our years of combined skills, knowledge and passion make this course the right choice if you are wishing to change careers, or begin a career in Floristry.

We have developed the course to best suit a smooth transition to the Floristry industry, whether it to be to work in a florist shop, or open your own business. Our knowledge as Florists, Educators and Business owners, has helped us develop the curriculum and units for this course with both a practical and theoretical component to cover all aspects of the specifics and fundamental skills relevant to the industry.

Our passion for both Floristry and Teaching, makes this course a very exciting and dynamic addition to our business and we are excited to be able to offer this course, delivering positive outcomes to all participants.

We see our point of difference, as being our small dedicated and passionate team, all working hard to deliver floristry skills to the wider community. Our focus is on Floristry, and the creative sidelines to this very creative career.

So our focus is clear, and our knowledge and dedication is strong. Also, we believe enabling our participants the opportunity to get real, hands-on skills on the job essential as part of this course. It develops confidence and learning through real time scenarios. We are working hard with our industry links to be able to provide an ‘internship program’, which will enable another insight into the industry, out of the classroom environment. This to us is a clear advantage to our students and one that can ultimately lead to employment opportunities, and relevant experience in the industry.

Due to the creative nature of floristry, we believe it is very important to develop a portfolio, throughout your studies, and we will help you with the development of this throughout the course. Throughout our years of teaching, we have found students who have well developed; thorough portfolios go into interviews with more confidence and far more evidence of their skills than those with simply a resume to provide evidence of relevant skills and experience.

We have developed this course to deliver floristry career transition skills, and we believe we have the experience, qualifications, breadth of knowledge and most importantly the passion to deliver this course, and deliver successful outcomes to our students.

Enrolments are now being taken, class sizes are limited and filling up fast.

To view our course structure, timetable for 2015, and receive and enrolment simply contact us via email or call (03) 5229 8336