Instructor: Valerie Braverman

Valerie Braverman
 Valerie Rojas Braverman is a retail & event floral designer whose work evokes the feeling of freshly gathered florals balanced with modern and classical design forms. She is a second-career florist, starting her journey in marketing and advertising, and completed New York Botanical Garden's Floral Design Intensive Certificate Program in 2015. Her Maplewood, New Jersey shop, Brave Floral, has been featured in Domino Magazine and NJ Monthly.

Classes by this instructor


Floral Design Summer Intensive

In just five weeks, you can complete all classroom credits toward the NYBG Floral Design Certificate, so you can get started on your internship requirement ASAP. Working one-on-one with floral design professionals, you'll create dozens of arrangements in diverse styles more...
261FDN950 07/07 Mo 10:00am-5:00pm Cawley
Woodson
Mele
Elfe
Miura
Braverman
Norman
Raimondi, CLP
NYBG

Foraged Florals: Summer Bouquet

Create a linear, Ikebana-inspired design using locally sourced flowers, foliage, and herbs-such as lace-cap hydrangea, cosmos, nandina, miscanthus grass, thyme, and purple basil. Valerie Braverman of Brave Floral will share insights and guidance on how best to identify and ethically more...
261FDN340 08/16 Sa 10:00am-1:00pm Braverman
NYBG

Sustainable Floral Mechanics: Tabletop & Large-Scale Arrangements

Create a variety of arrangements—from tabletop centerpieces to large-scale installations—using reusable mechanics and materials. In this class, you'll explore working with kenzan frogs, curly willow, Agrawool, and chicken wire as you create a centerpiece, focal (entry or bar), and large-scale more...
261FDN365 07/24 Th 10:00am-5:00pm Braverman
NYBG