Home Grown Flower Arranging for Beginners

Overview

Learn how to make a beautiful all round arrangement in florists foam, suitable as a table centre piece. This course is designed for learners with little or no experience in flower arranging. Learners should bring the following to the workshop: container, oasis, garden foliage and cuttings, scissors, apron, floristry tape (pot tape), spring flowers of learners choice and/ or bulbs.

Learn how to make a beautiful all round arrangement in florists foam, suitable as a table centre piece.

The course will contain the following;
- An introduction to flower arranging
- An introduction to the techniques used to make an all round arrangement
- Step-by-step instructions
- Tutor demonstrations

By the end of the course the learner will be able to;
- Confidently use florist foam (Oasis)
- Cut and arrange flowers and foliage
- Create a beautiful arrangement using flowers and foliage.

*PLEASE NOTE- This course running is subject to receiving a minimum of 6 enrolments. Newbury College reserve the right to close, cancel or postpone a course if it has not received the minimum required enrolment number by the scheduled start date. In the case of cancellation, enrolled learners will be notified 3 days prior to the start of the course and are entitled to claim for a full refund of their course fees.

Progression

Learners can progress onto the longer 8 week evening course, 'Flower Arranging for Beginners', or any number of other flower arranging workshops, or evening classes.

Assessment

Learners will be assessed by tutor observation and one-to-one and group feedback and review.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this course.

Qualifications

This course does not lead to a formal qualification.

Skills

Work Placement

Learners do not need to be in relevant work to undertake this course.

Additional Costs

There will be a one-off 2.00 materials fee, payable on enrolment. This fee covers the cost of the materials used by the tutor in class for demonstration purposes. Learners will be required to bring their own materials.

Code	Location	Start	End	Times	Day	Duration	Cost (Year 1)
97842 121301	Newbury College	09/02/2013	09/02/2013	10:00 to 13:00	Saturday	1 Days	£18.00