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Bloom & Sprout

Bloom & Sprout

Sarah started her floristry journey with the Beginners Taster Day in 2025 and then quickly signed up for the Floristry Career Course. Having completed all our courses including The Wedding Course, Wedding Decorator and Funeral Flowers and comes back to top up her skills regularly, she has created a well deserved floristry business that she loves!

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Blooming Business Club

Blooming Business Club

Exclusively for students who have attended the Floristry Career Course our Blooming Business Club starts in April 2026.

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Go Green for St Patrick's Day

Go Green for St Patrick's Day

St Patrick's Day on 17th March is the perfect opportunity to celebrate eco-floristry using the Go Green angle, showing designs that  are predominantly using green flowers and foliage.  

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Mother's Day - a day to celebrate

Mother's Day - a day to celebrate

If you live in Guernsey, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey or the United Kingdom you may not know that the Mothers' Day we celebrate is unique to the rest of the world. 

Yes, we are different!

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I would love to be a florist…

I would love to be a florist…

Is your dream to setup your own floristry business and control your own life and work balance?  Then floristry could be for you. Every day is different for a florist.

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International Women's Day - 8th March

International Women's Day - 8th March

March is the month we prepare to celebrate International Women's Day—a day dedicated to honouring the achievements, resilience, and indomitable spirit of women across the globe.

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Flowers and the water bubble!

Flowers and the water bubble!

When you receive a fabulous handtied bouquet delivered with a water bubble (aqua pack), do you remove it?  

The Florist at Lent

The Florist at Lent

Most of us are aware of Shrove Tuesday (Pancake day), but few realise the significance of eating pancakes!  Immediately following Shrove Tuesday is Ash Wednesday the first day of Lent...
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Spring Flowers - all about colour and bendy stems

Spring Flowers - all about colour and bendy stems

From January onwards we start to see these graceful and often fragrant flowers are a welcome change to the colours of winter. Many spring flowers are short and have flexible...
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The Old Grain Store

The Old Grain Store

We have recently moved premises and our new home is a converted grain store - perfect for floristry courses and a calm, open building for you to learn floristry, where as a beginner or a florist looking to improve their skills and design you will be immediately inspired.

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Peony Season

Peony Season

Let's be honest, who doesn't love Peonies?  Such a short season every year (May - June) that if you can, use them and love them while you can!

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A Change in Direction

A Change in Direction

We love finding out how students are progressing with their new floristry businesses - and try to keep in contact with as many as we can!  Here is a recent story from a student who attended the Floristry Career Course back in September 2024.

 

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