Private Floral Design Schools
The United State is home to approximately 22,000 flower shops, bringing in an annual revenue of $7 billion, according to the First Research industry profiling organization. Flower shops may be individually owned or part of a national chain delivering arrangements across the country. While there's no required formal training to own a flower shop or work as a floral designer, flower enthusiasts and hobbyists may gain experience in the field by enrolling in a variety of floral design schools. Across the country, private floral schools hold design seminars ranging from a couple of hours to months-long training.
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Rittners School of Floral Design
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Students in the Boston area interested in floral design may find educational courses at Rittners School of Floral Design. The school offers a 500-hour daytime diploma in floral design and floral business practices, participating in both classroom lecture and hands-on laboratories with fresh flowers; students get to take home the 100 completed designs covered in the course. Topics include wedding designs, vase arrangements, party floral art, flowers to wear, flower novelties and sympathy designs. The school also teaches floral design for a variety of holidays. Students who prefer to attend in the evening may take a 12.5-week or four-week floral design course. Rittners also offers a 12-hour floral business skills seminar for students looking to open their own flower shops, with topics including flower shop locations, display tricks, flower delivery and beginning inventory.
Rittners School of Floral Design
345 Marlborough St.
Boston, MA 02115
617-267-3824
floralschool.com
Phil Rulloda's Southern California School of Floral Design
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The Phil Rulloda's Southern California School of Floral Design offers courses in hand-tied bouquets, floral design, advanced floral design, advanced wedding floral design, special event decor and novelty floral design, plus specialty workshops for decorating with flowers for the holidays. Courses last between three days to two weeks each, with single day workshops available. Students in the 10-day floral design course (limited to 16 enrollees) cover topics such as color theory, flower identification, pricing for profit, current design styling and flower shop operations, plus take a half-day trip to visit wholesale flower and supply sources.
Phil Rulloda's Southern California School of Floral Design
843 South State College Blvd., Suite D
Anaheim, CA 92806
800-981-7445
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Houston School of Floral Design
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The Houston School of Floral Design offers three types of programming for its flower school: classes for hobbyist flower enthusiasts, classes for people interested in a career as a floral designer or flower shop owner, and courses for event and party planners. The school also offers classes on a beginner to advanced sliding level, such as a two-hour introduction to floral arranging seminar and certificate programs, completed over four 2.5-hour sessions in arranging, weddings, event planning and sympathy. The Arrangement Session 101 course includes floral designs for entertaining, sit-down dinners, church arrangements, centerpieces, carnation arrangements, mixed spring arrangements, Flemish style and an instruction on European-style flower arranging. Students get to take their arrangements home and receive certificates of completion.
Houston School of Floral Design
2000 North Loop West, Suite 130
Houston, TX 77018
713-977-4364
floristschool.com
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