Floral Design:
Intro Classes & Workshops

January

Designing with Winter's Palette

Bring wintry flair into your home. Fashion an elegant and textural arrangement using a mix of natural materials such as lichen branches, juniper, quince branches, and eucalyptus pods, combined with seasonal floral gems including hellebores, amaryllis, poppies, and orchids.
253FDN330 01/16 Th 11:00am-2:00pm Werber
NYBG

Fundamentals of Form

Learn the keys to successful floral design and master the mechanics needed to create round, triangular, parallel, and crescent arrangements. Experiment with shape, line, and symmetry while composing beautiful, balanced creations.
253FDN300BO 01/22 We 10:00am-4:00pm Elfe
ONLINE

Paper Peonies with Livia Cetti

Join Livia Cetti, the nation's premier paper flower artist, as she guides you how to make your own remarkably realistic charm peony from stem to stamen. Bleach, cut, and shape your paper into petals that you assemble using wire and more...
253CRF250 01/25 Sa 10:00am-2:30pm Cetti
NYBG

Flower Arranging with Store-Bought Bouquets

Create your own professional-looking arrangements with economical, store-bought bouquets. Using simple design principles and fresh flowers from your local grocery store or farmers market, learn how to design and create your own elegant arrangements.
253FDN210C 01/30 Th 11:00am-1:00pm Duever
NYBG

February

Flower ID from A to Z

There are many types of flowers available for floral designers, from exotic imports to locally grown. Learn to identify new varieties of old favorites, seasonal flowers, and various foliages. Topics include the special handling needs of many flower types. more...
253FDN308C 02/01 Sa 10:00am-5:00pm Mele
NYBG

Color Theory for Floral Design

Colors—like flowers themselves—evoke feeling and sentiment, and set the mood. Explore the role of color in floral design using a spectrum of flowers. This course gives you a solid grounding in color theory, while highlighting the latest hues and color more...
253FDN306D 02/02 Su 10:00am-5:00pm Woodson
NYBG

Flower Arranging at Home

Bring cheer into your home and exercise your botanical creativity, with live, real-time guidance. Watch your fellow students' efforts online and get personal critiques from your instructor as you build your elegant arrangement with fresh flowers from your own garden, more...
253FDN243BO 02/04 Tu 6:00pm-8:00pm Edinger
ONLINE

Plant Studio: Orchid Design

Familiarize yourself with the basics of sustainable floral design through orchids. This course teaches you to create stunning arrangements, step by step, with simple design principles and easy-to-find materials.
253PLT130A 02/05   Elfe
ONLINE-FLEX

Fundamentals of Form

Learn the keys to successful floral design and master the mechanics needed to create round, triangular, parallel, and crescent arrangements. Experiment with shape, line, and symmetry while composing beautiful, balanced creations.
253FDN300CO 02/12 We 10:00am-4:00pm Woodson
ONLINE

The Art of Bold & Bright Design

Brighten up those winter days with an audacious arrangement featuring pops of cheerful, colorful flowers. Using magnolias, narcissus, tulips, frittilaria, muscari, and more - you'll create a contemporary floral centerpiece that is reminiscent of spring days ahead.
253FDN344 02/23 Su 11:00am-2:00pm Werber
NYBG

Flower Arranging with Store-Bought Bouquets

Create your own professional-looking arrangements with economical, store-bought bouquets. Using simple design principles and fresh flowers from your local grocery store or farmers market, learn how to design and create your own elegant arrangements.
253FDN210B 02/26 We 6:30pm-8:30pm Mele
NYBG

March

Color Theory for Floral Design

Colors—like flowers themselves—evoke feeling and sentiment, and set the mood. Explore the role of color in floral design using a spectrum of flowers. This course gives you a solid grounding in color theory, while highlighting the latest hues and color more...
253FDN306C 03/05 We 10:30am-1:00pm Edinger
NYBG

Plant Studio: Orchid Design

Familiarize yourself with the basics of sustainable floral design through orchids. This course teaches you to create stunning arrangements, step by step, with simple design principles and easy-to-find materials.
253PLT130B 03/05   Elfe
ONLINE-FLEX

Flower ID from A to Z

There are many types of flowers available for floral designers, from exotic imports to locally grown. Learn to identify new varieties of old favorites, seasonal flowers, and various foliages. Topics include the special handling needs of many flower types. more...
253FDN308BO 03/06 Th 6:00pm-8:30pm Edinger
ONLINE

Ikebana: A Comprehensive Approach

This ancient Japanese art form seeks to create a living sculpture that transcends the beauty of nature. More than merely arranging flowers, ikebana often emphasizes other areas of the plant, such as its stems and leaves, focusing on shape, line, more...
253FDN325 03/06 Th 11:00am-2:00pm Miura
NYBG

Interior Plantscapes

Florists and floral designers who want long-lasting, gorgeous interior plantings won't want to miss this unique class from florist, horticulturist, and indoor plant expert Chris Raimondi. In this class, Chris shares essential horticulture practices for proper selection and maintenance of more...
253FDN310B 03/14 Fr 10:00am-2:30pm Raimondi, CLP
NYBG

Cut Flower Farming

Design, plant, and harvest a cutting garden that's productive throughout the seasons. You'll get hands-on practice starting seeds to ensure you always have something fresh to cut. We'll cover traditional and unexpected annual and perennial cut flower species and varieties more...
253HRT142BO 03/17 Mo 6:00pm-8:00pm Breyer
ONLINE

Flower Arranging at Home

Bring cheer into your home and exercise your botanical creativity, with live, real-time guidance. Watch your fellow students' efforts online and get personal critiques from your instructor as you build your elegant arrangement with fresh flowers from your own garden, more...
253FDN243CO 03/19 We 6:00pm-8:00pm Woodson
ONLINE