Student Stories

Real students.  Real stories.  Get inspired by the journey they took from their first nervous start on their course to their thriving businesses!   We are so proud to say they trained with us.  Read on, maybe this could be you too?

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Sarah Genco

Bloom & Sprout

Based in Hertfordshire, Sarah, a mum of 5, started her floristry journey with the Beginners Taster Day in 2025 and then quickly signed up for the Floristry Career Course. Sarah has completed all our courses including The Wedding Course, Wedding Decorator and Funeral Flowers and tops up her skills regularly with us to make sure she is learning new techniques and methods. Sarah realises the importance of being a florist able to deliver a full design service - as a simple handtied gift bouquet gratefully received can lead to a wedding booking tomorrow!

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Angela Wheatley

Rutland Florals

Angela Wheatley is now immersed in her new creative career running Rutland Florals in the gorgeous county of Rutland, having completely changed direction, working as an accountant in her previous career – and loving it! 

Angela's business is thriving with a recently opened outlet at a garden centre as well as a summer of weddings on the horizon.

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Lois Lyttle

Rose and Thorns

Based on a dairy farm in Northern Ireland, Lois and her mum Tracey first arrived at the school in July 2022 for the Floristry Career Course. One of of our youngest students, Lois set up her business Rose and Thorns converting a shipping container into a fabulous studio specialising in wedding flowers. She returned to the school to complete wedding courses in both 2023 and 2024. We are so proud of Lois who in 2024 won the Best Wedding Florist in Northern Ireland.

Hollie Weeks

Blue & Boheme

We first met Hollie in October 2020 on the Floristry Career Course and then again for the Wedding & Event Course in 2021 (and she has sent staff since
then!).  In her own words "it absolutely did change my
career!".  Hollie now has a thriving floristry business in the Cotwolds and she is busy with weddings at stunning venues whilst running a commercial floristry gifting business.

Niamh Crowe

Keane's Florist with Niamh

We first met Niamh in the summer of 2017 when she joined us for the Floristry Career Course.  Her passion to succeed was infectious and on completion of the course Niamh decided that floristry was for her (having previously been a school teacher) and bought a thriving floristry business in Galway.  Now six years later with plenty of experience in the shop, Niamh has developed the wedding floristry side of the business.

Jennifer Best

Wild Florrie

Jen was on maternity leave in the summer of 2025 and it was perfect time to concentrate on setting up her own floristry business. After completing the Floristry Career Course and The Wedding Decorator Course in the same year, Jen has not stood still!

Wild Florrie is a home based studio with a growing client base for gifting and wedding flowers. Based in Moulton, Northamptonshire.

Nicola Middleton

Violet & Flo

Nicola
joined the Floristry Career Course in June 2019 and has been running her business from home ever since.  Violet & Flo has grown rapidly and in 2022 moved into shop premises in in the local town ably assisted by her daughter Aleigh and assistant Helen.   
Violet & Flo is a fabulous florist that serves the community with gifting, wedding and funeral floristry.