Spectacular photo of Allium giganteum, commonly called giant onion by @men0625⠀ ⠀
Happy Monday! May your dreams be as big as these alliums!
Join us for our upcoming workshops! Click the link below to see what’s coming up!
Don’t forget our Bloom In Business 3 Week Mini Course is coming up in July. ⠀
This small business course has been created by Bloom College founder, Yvette Timmins, who has been in the floristry industry for 28 years. Through 3 videos lessons, Yvette guides you through the 3 MUST HAVES for creating a successful floristry business.⠀
Learn how to be fulfilled and stay motivated; create the vision for your business & how to bring that vision to life. ⠀
PLUS, you will have access to the private Bloom In Business Facebook group in which Yvette will hold 3 LIVE training sessions in order for you to ask questions directly & really get your business to bloom!⠀
Click below to learn more.⠀
One of the most commonly asked questions about our Career Change Course is, how do I start working once I’ve finished?⠀
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This is of course, dependent on what kind of florist you would like to be, but as part of this course, we will help you find an internship to suit your needs. Whether that be retail floristry, event floristry or even working as a freelancer.⠀
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We teach you how to market and brand your business & yourself in order to start gaining clients as soon as you are ready.⠀
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We also have a network of previous graduates who often work with each other on large scale projects, and some businesses and freelance florists will come to us looking for staff, which we then pass on to our graduates via the private graduates Facebook page.⠀
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The Career Change Course is hands on and here at Bloom College we want our students to have the best experience possible, to feel confident to start working straight away.⠀
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For more info and to download a brochure for this life changing course, click the link below!⠀
Check out this fabulous blog post from Breck’s blog about the power of plants in your home.
The 1970s was a time for fads: pet rocks, leisure suits, mood rings, CB radios—the list goes on and on. Houseplants also became an obsession during the decade, tenaciously grabbing a foothold in U.S. homes and offices like the tendrils of an ivy plant clinging to a brick wall.
Americans went crazy for houseplants—and not only because of their ornamental beauty and the splashes of colour they provided on stark, grey winter days. It was also a time when people were becoming more environmentally aware. Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, was first observed in 1970. Many baby boomers who came of age as flower children in the ‘60s started caring for spider plants, ferns, philodendrons and other houseplants that were popular in the ‘70s.
Houseplants offer many environmental and health benefits. They expel oxygen. They add humidity to the air during drier periods. They purify the air by absorbing volatile organic compounds, such as the benzene in cigarette smoke, and other indoor air pollutants. An eight-year Harvard study released in 2016 found that American women living in homes surrounded by vegetation had a 12% lower mortality rate than those living in the least green areas.
While the ‘70s heyday of houseplants eventually waned, they are now enjoying a resurgence in popularity, particularly among millennials. The New York Times reported last year that they account for an estimated one-third of houseplant sales in the U.S.
One reason for this is their lack of living space. Many millennials—the same demographic that is putting off marriage and having children—are also waiting longer to buy houses. They are, instead, living longer in small, urban apartments with no outdoor gardening areas.
There is also the line of thought that unmarried, childless millennials are filling a void in their lives by looking after plants. Modern houseplants not only require less attention than spouses or offspring, many are easier to maintain than some houseplant varieties that were omnipresent during the golden age of disco.
Don’t forget to join us for our Potted Plants Workshop on June 19, and learn how to pot and re-pot your house plants as well as maintain and care for them. All tools, plants and accessories included. Find out more and how to book your spot here: https://bit.ly/2VUjXcy
Wedding Intensive student Jackie uses the mirror to check her bridal bouquet! It’s a classic floristry tip when arranging!⠀ ⠀
Learn this and more at our Wedding Flowers Intensive workshop on September 5, 6 & 7. Book in now to take advantage of our payment plans and reserve your spot.⠀ ⠀
Everything is provided from flowers, tools, accessories and lunch! So all you need to do is come along!⠀ ⠀
Learn more by clicking the link below.
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As the name suggests, Blushing Bride is an extremely popular wedding flower!
Part of the protea family. Most commonly found in creams & whites with a pale pink centre, these beautiful yet robust blooms also come in shades of pink and green.
Coming into bloom now, they are seasonal in Australia from May to September and hold up well even after being cut, which makes them perfect for bouquets and buttonholes.
Historically, it is reported, that a man would wear a blushing bride bloom if his intent was to ask for his loves hand in marriage! 😍
Our Port Melbourne Big Bouquets workshop is SOLD OUT but we still have spots left for our Collingwood workshop on July 4th!
Master the art of the large bouquet. Places are filling fast so don’t miss out! Book through the link in our bio!
Come and join us at Bloom College HQ for a FREE information session on Thursday, May 16th @ 6pm.
Meet Yvette and Team Bloom, and find out everything you need to know about this life changing course.
If you have been dreaming of a career change into floristry this year, the Bloom College Career Change Course will guide you with confidence on your new flower journey.
Register through the link here!