Funeral Floristry Design
Description
19th - 21st March 2025
or
1st - 3rd October 2025
Three Day Course
10am - 4pm (3pm on Friday)
Intermediate Level | Upskills Course
Full Fee: £795.00 | Deposit £300.00
This new 3 day course covers important designs in floristry work and is suitable for anyone looking to improve their skills and design knowledge.
Not always a subject that is easy to talk about - but funeral work is a very important sector of floristry as it is still the one area that is exclusively for professional florists. From designing a compostable garden tribute for a woodland burial to a 3-dimensional dog - it is truly satisfying and creative work and a great addition to your skills set.
Your tutor Sarah is our senior tutor and a highly experienced funeral florist.
By the end of the course you will have the confidence and skills to design a wide range of funeral tributes. You take home all the designs you create during the course.
You will have the opportunity to photograph your work on a wicker coffin - perfect for your portfolio.
Included: a gallery of professional funeral design images that you can use on your own website and social media. Exclusive to students attending this course.
Suitable for those who have some/limited experience of floristry. If you are unsure as to whether this course suitable please do call us on 01223 655661.
Course Content
During the 3 days you will work on the
following designs using different methods of construction:
Frames - creating 2-D shapes and bevelled ribbon edging & foliage edging for traditional funeral designs such as hearts and lettering.
3-D Designs - structure and designing. You will create a 3-D shape and decorate using flowers, leaves, mosses, feathers, dried materials and other decorative materials.
Planted designs and Living wreaths -Creating designs that go on living. A perfect addition to your portfolio and ideal for longer lasting tributes.
Sustainable & compostable tributes - You will create a fully compostable spray suitable for a woodland burial site. No foam, no wire, no plastics.
Coffin garland - learn how to create a garland of seasonal blooms and foliage and attach onto a coffin.
Theory Elements - pricing bespoke designs, building a portfolio, working with funeral directors and contracts.
"Really enjoyed the course very informative, great fun. Feel more confident in funeral work. Sarah and Emma are always approachable."
Susan Henson
"Superlative teaching. Positive supportive environment. Lots of different floral creations. Reinforced learning throughout! Loved them all!"
Fran Jackson
Excellent course - lots of skills covered and also an emphasis on the business side of working with funeral flowers, which is essential. Great atmosphere, lots of support and great teaching. Thank you so much Sarah and Emma!
Abigail Vertigan
Course Fees & Booking
You can book online or call the school on 01223 655661.
The fee is £795.00. A Deposit of £300.00 is payable to secure your place. The balance is due 4 weeks prior to the start of the course. If the course starts within 1 month of booking then the full fee is payable at the time of booking.
Once you have booked your place(s) we will email you further details of the course including a location map with how to find the venue.
Course Information
The course includes all the flowers, foliage, sundries and containers that you need to complete the item(s).
You will also be provided with tools to use during the course. If you wish to purchase tools, we have these available and can be purchased on the day.
We suggest you bring your camera to take photos as a reminder of what you have learnt during the day.
We would recommend wearing comfortable shoes and clothing that you don't mind getting wet or dirty (as flowers involve a bit of both!)
This course is held at The Cambridge Flower School, Newton Hall, Town Street, Newton, Cambridge CB22 7ZE.
You will need to bring a packed lunch with you each day.
"I absolutely loved it. It was the perfect amount of hands-on education and learning. I would recommend to anyone interested and absolutely will be back!"
"Really thoroughly enjoyed it. Made to feel really comfortable as a beginner to floristry. Really well taught and demonstrated. Loved the 3 aspects to it as well I've come away knowing a lot more than I did this morning - would love to come back for another course someday soon. Thank you!."
Excellent instruction, has created so many ideas as well as challenges, certainly has made me question the way I was thinking of doing things, and excited to get things started now. Sarah was fun and entertaining in presentation and extremely informative, thanks!