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Floral Design Schools
Flower design is a centuries old art, craft, and skill. Almost anyone can enjoy it -- from weekend gardener and flower enthusiast to part-time florist or master designer. Yet, to really become proficient requires a keen eye for form, proportion, color, balance, texture, and style. It also requires training. Fortunately, there are many fine floral design schools that can help. So, whether you just want to learn the basics of arranging flowers, have a real passion for flower design, or are considering a career in floristry, there's probably a class that's just right for you. These floral design schools are a great place to start. For additional ideas, check with your local colleges and vocational schools, and read all you can on the subject. Contact your favorite local florists, too, because some may offer on-the-job training. And, when it comes to designing flowers, there's a lot to be said for quality classroom instruction combined with real-world floral design experience.ALASKA
University of Alaska Anchorage Floral Design Program
Cuddy Center, 3211 Providence Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone 907-786-1401 ~ Fax 907-786-1402
ARIZONA
Thunderbird Floral Design School
Phoenix, AZ 85001
Phone 602-547-0055 ~ Fax 602-439-7393
www.tbirdschool.com
AUSTRALIA
Floral Art School of Australia
22 Riddell Parade, Elsternwick, Victoria 3185 Australia
Phone 03-9523-5052 (Intl. +61-39523-5052)
Fax 03-9523-6925 (Intl. +61-39523-6925)
http://www.floral-art-school.com.au
Syndey School of Floristry
PO Box 39, Round Corner, NSW 2158 Australia
Phone 02-9686-7287 ~ Fax 02-9654-3164
http://www.sydneyschooloffloristry.net.au
Flowers Design School
Suite 39C City West Centre Plaistowe Lane, West Perth, Western Australia 6005
Phone 61 8 9321 0222
http://www.floristry.com.au
CALIFORNIA
California Flower Art Academy
7280 Blue Hill Drive #7, San Jose, CA 95129
Phone 408-859-7812 or 408-873-8288
http://www.california-academy.com
City College of San Francisco
Environmental Horticulture / Floristry
50 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112
Phone 415-239-3106 ~ Fax 415-239-3051
http://www.ccsf.edu
Phil Rulloda Southern California School of Floral Design
843 S. State College #D, Anaheim, CA 92806
Phone 800-981-7445 or 714-776-7445 ~ Fax 714-776-7485
http://www.philrulloda.com
COLORADO
Palmer School of Floral Design
2528 S. College Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone 970-207-9476
http://www.psfd.net
Trim International Floral School Ltd.
4800 Dahlia, Denver, CO 80216
Phone 800-858-9854 or 303-388-7377
http://www.floralschools.com
CONNECTICUT
CFA Floral Design School
590 Main Street, Bart Center, Monroe, CT 06468
Phone 800-352-6946 ~ Fax 203-261-5429
FLORIDA
South Florida Center For Floral Studies
360 S. Congress Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Phone 800-765-8523 or 561-684-8100
http://www.centerforfloralstudies.com
South Florida School of Floral Design
1612 S. Dixie Hwy., Lake Worth, FL 33460
Phone 800-585-9491 or 561-585-9491 ~ Fax 561-585-3359
Email floridaconnect@webtv.net
GEORGIA
The American Institute of Floral Arts, AIFA
Distance Learning Program, P.O. Box 228, Hiram, GA 30141
Phone 888-222-5006 or 770-222-5008
http://www.FloralClasses.com
GREAT BRITAIN
Flower Design of Britain
120 High Street, Worle, Weston-Super-Mare, N. Somerset BS22 OHD
Phone 01934-516277 ~ Fax 01934-521337
http://www.fdb-flower.com
HOLLAND
Boerma Instituut
P.O. Box 297, 1430 AG Aalsmeer, Legmeerdijk 227, Netherlands
Phone +31 (0)20-4415306 ~ Fax +31 (0)20-4415315
http://www.dutchfloraldesign.com
HONG KONG
Hong Kong Academy of Flower Arranging
9/F, Li Dong Building, 9 Li Yuen Street, East Central, Hong Kong
Phone (852) 28821832
ILLINOIS
American Floral Art School
634 S. Wabash, Suite 210, Chicago, IL 60605
Phone 312-922-9328
Chicago School of Flower Design
Classes at 636 N. Orleans, Chicago, IL 60610
Phone 877-322-5666 ~ Fax (414) 562-9010
http://www.chicagoflowerdesign.com
Email info@chicagoflowerdesign.com
INDONESIA
Jakarta Flower Workshop
Hotel Menara Peninsula, Jl. Letjen S. Parman Kav 76, Slipi - Jakarta Barat
http://www.jakflo.com
JAPAN
Floral Design of Britain Tokyo
1-5-1-103 Wakamatsu-Cho, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan 183-0005
Phone 042-363-8299 ~ Fax 042-363-8255
KANSAS
Stuppy's Mid-America School of Floral Design
1720 SW 42 Street, Topeka, KS 66609
Phone 888-859-4199 (ext. 569) or 816-842-5704
LOUISIANA
Creative Floral Design School of New Orleans
714 Lafayette St., Gretna, LA 70053
Phone 800-423-6338 or 504-366-7676 ~ Fax 504-361-5200
http://www.floral-designschool.com
MASSACHUSETTS
New England School of Floral Design
88 West Main Street, Norton, MA 02766
Phone 508-285-7188 or 1-800-675-7188
http://www.neschooloffloraldesign.com
Rittners School of Floral Design
345 Marlborough St., Boston, MA 02115
Phone 617-267-3824
http://www.floralschool.com
MICHIGAN
Floral Career Academy
7344 Allen Rd., Allen Park, MI 48101
Phone 313-389-5900
http://floralacademy.tripod.com
MINNESOTA
Koehler & Dramm's Institute of Floristry
2407 E. Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55413
Phone 800-298-0495
http://www.koehlerdramm.com
Minneapolis School of Flower Design
79 13th Ave. N.E., Minneapolis, MN 55413
Phone 877-322-5666 ~ Fax (414) 562-9010
http://www.minneapolisflowerdesign.com
Email info@minneapolisflowerdesign.com
MISSOURI
St. Louis Academy of Floral Arts & Sciences
2744 LaSalle St., St. Louis, MO 63104
Phone 800-280-2282 or 314-771-7691 ~ Fax 314-771-2284
Email mb4821@aol.com
The Learning Center on the Saint Louis Flower Market
St. Louis, MO
Phone 800-264-4617 or 314-664-1212
Email info@baischandskinner.com
NEVADA
Las Vegas School of Floral Design
4060 East Patrick Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89120
Phone 877-352-5277 or 702-252-3227 ~ Fax 702-221-1380
http://www.lvsfd.com
NEW JERSEY
American School of Floral & Plant Design
2 Green Village Rd., Madison, NJ 07940
Phone 973-377-4448
School of Floral Arts & Design
140 Morris Street,Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone 973-656-0100 ~ Fax 973-656-0733
http://www.schooloffloralarts.com
Email info@schooloffloralarts.com or flowarange@aol.com
NEW MEXICO
Trim International Floral School Ltd.
4725 Lumber Ave. N.E., Suite 4, Albuquerque, NM 87109
Phone 800-786-2640 or 505-884-4691
http://www.floralschools.com
NEW YORK
Wilson Tech
17 Westminster Ave., Dix Hills, NY 11746
Phone 631-754-2900
www.wilsontech.org
OHIO
Cincinnati Floral Design Center
5144 Pleasant Ave., Fairfield, OH 45014
Phone 800-772-8759
David-Curtis School of Floral Design
209 N. Main Street, Centerville, OH 45459
Phone 937-433-0566 ~ Email DcFdSchol@aol.com
http://www.david-curtis-school.com
Hixson's School of Floral Design
14125 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107
Phone 216-521-9277 ~ Fax 216-521-9279
Ohio State University
Agriculture Technical Institute
1328 Dover Road, Wooster, OH 44691
Phone 330-287-1242 ~ Fax 330-287-1333
http://www.ati.osu.edu
OKLAHOMA
Mid America Area Technology Center
Dept. of Horticulture
P.O. Box H, Wayne, OK 73095
Phone 405-449-3391
http://www.matech.org
Oklahoma State University
Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
360 Agrigultural Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone 405-744-5414 ~ Fax 405-744-9709
http://www.hortla.okstate.edu
ONTARIO
Canadian Institute of Floral Design
2794A Lakeshore Blvd. W., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M8V 1H5
Phone 1-877-285-1931 or 416-733-9968
http://www.proflorists.net/
Canadian Academy of Floral Art
(Association for experienced floral designers.)
P.O. Box 1114, 50 Cork St. East, 2nd Level, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1H 6N3
Phone 519-836-5495 or 800-698-0113 ~ Fax 519-836-7529
http://www.cafachat.com
OREGON
Floral Design Institute
2701 N.W. Vaughn, #429, Portland, OR 97210
Phone 800-819-8089 ~ Fax 503-274-0184
http://www.floraldesigninstitute.com
Bea's Floral Design School
750 117th Ave., Salem, OR 97301
Phone 503-873-2452 ~ Fax 503-873-3809
PENNSYLVANIA
Lifetime Career Schools
101 Harrison St., Archbald, PA 18403
Phone 800-326-9221
Pennsylvania College of Technology
One College Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701
Phone 570-326-3761 ext 3559
http://www.pct.edu/catalog/courses/HRT.shtml
TEXAS
Benz School of Floral Design
P.O. Box 9909, College Station, TX 77842
Phone 979-845-1699
Houston School of Floral Design
2000 North Loop West, Suite 130, Houston, TX 77018
Phone 800-468-4552 or 713-977-4364 ~ Fax 713-977-0578
http://www.floristschool.com
UNITED KINGDOM
Diamond Flores
61 Canada Way Lower Wick, Worcester UK
Phone 07702 550478
www.diamondflores.com
Out of the Bloom Flower Design School
89/91 Byham Street, Camden, London, UK NW1 0AG
Phone 0044 (0)207 482 3301 ~ Fax 044 (0)207 267 1989
http://www.outofthebloom.com
The English School of Floristry
Thrive Floristry, Coney Weston, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk IP31 1HG, UK
Phone 01359 221952 ~ International 00441359 221952
http://www.thrivefloristry.com/flower-school
VERMONT
Vermont Academy of Floral Design
P.O. Box 205, Waterbury Center, VT 05677
Phone 802-244-8322 ~ Fax 802-244-1609
Email ndavis@together.net
http://www.vafd.com
VIRGINIA
National Center for Floral Studies
810 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone 703-299-6630 ~ Fax 703-299-6632
WASHINGTON
Floral Design Institute
911 Western Ave., #575, Seattle, WA 98104
Phone 800-819-8089 ~ Fax 503-274-0184
http://www.floraldesigninstitute.com
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee School of Flower Design
Fortress Building, 100 E. Pleasant St., Milwaukee, WI 53212
School Address: 1718 North 1st Street
Phone 877-322-5666 ~ Fax (414) 562-9010
http://www.milwaukeeflowerdesign.com
Email info@milwaukeeschoolofflowerdesign.com
Designing flowers is a lifelong journey of discovery, because there is always something new to learn. Some designers specialize in wedding bouquets, event decorations, or high-style arrangements. Others excel in sympathy tributes or silk flower creations. There are European hand-tied bouquets, Asian designs, botanical themes, and contemporary urban styles to explore, too. The variety of floral design styles, skills, and artistic influences is almost endless. So, whether a part-time hobby or lifelong career, floral design can be an enriching experience for everyone who loves flowers and appreciates great design.
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