Sumptuous Colors with Olivier Guigni

On June 4th, 2009, we played with peonies courtesy of Olivier Guigni of L'Olivier Floral Atelier. The colors were nothing less than astonishing as each student picked among the fuschia, pale pink and cream flowers and created a pave (or a brick shaped arrangement) in a glass container lined with leaves. Olivier always brings drama to his classes as well as a touch of whimsey -- that touch can be seen in the grasses that were added to some of the arrangements.

Orchid Bridal Bouquet

These are orchid bridal bouquets that our students have created in class IV of our Introductory Series. They are all hand-wired and they take a lot of time to put together, but the result is quite spectacular! By the end of the class everyone's hands hurt -- a small price for such rare beauty.

A New Palette by Remco Van Vliet

Remco Van Vliet's class on May 21st, 2009.

Look at all these wonderful colors!

Remco Van Vliet brought us a little breath of spring on a grey day in New York with his flowers. He crowded the school with viburnam branches that we cut down and placed into low containers making a centerpiece that would grace a table fit for a glorious dinner party. So many flowers! For a real treat, go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and see what he has designed for the Great Hall this week.

Meredith Waga's Master Class

Meredith Waga's Flowers at her class on May 14th, 2009 at FlowerSchool New York.
Meredith Waga gave us a wonderful class on May 14th. She usually brings the most beautiful flowers, but this time she had the class choose their own combinations of flowers -- each student came out with a bouquet that was different and individual. Here are three designs.
We are lucky to have Meredith teach another class this July on July 16th. Not only is she a talented designer, but she is an inspiration to all of us who are thinking about opening our own businesses!

The First Peonies of Spring with Michael George

We had a Master Class of Michael George on May 7th, 2009. Not only did we use Peonies, we designed with beautiful deep red Roses and deliciously fragrant Lilacs.

Remco Van Vliet's Master Class in Tall Branches of Cherry blossoms

Another wonderful class with Remco who showed us the beauty of working with such tall flowering branches. The arrangement that Remco designed is similar to the arrangement he makes every Monday for the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Cascade Bouquet

"Engish Garden" Look with Gary

Gary designed an English Garden Centerpiece with a variety of flowers on April 23th, 2009 in a Master class. Three types of roses, lilac, tulips, daffodils and viburnums were arranged romantically in a classic-shape vase.

Michael George With Signature Calla Lillies

Michael George gave an amazing class on April 16th, 2009 at FlowerSchool New York.

Look at how beautifully he arranges these gorgeous Calla Lillies!

Please join us.

Weekend Classes Beginning May 16th 2009!

We are planning our first Weekend Intensive Course for May 16th and May 17th 2009.
It will be our Introductory Intensive Course in 2 Days insted of 4 Days , with the Wired Bridal Bouquet Class being replaced by a Dutch Bouquet that can be used as a Bridal Bouquet , centerpiece, or as a gift. Please call 212-661-8074 for more information. Thank You.

It is hard to believe spring is here after such a long winter. FlowerSchool has a wonderful lineup of classes brought to you by our Master Florists. Remco Van Vliet of the Metropolitan Museum of Art will be giving his annual spring branches class on Thursday, April 30th. If you have never taken a master class with Remco you are in for a delight and no more so than when he demonstrates his way of putting branches for a tall arrangement. He is featured in April 2009 Martha Stewart Living Magazine as well as the spring issue of Elegant Bride. Take a look and you can get an idea of how he manages to put together flowers and branches with such inspiration.

Speaking of Master Classes, I would like to clarify that the term Master Class refers to the teacher of the class, not the students. Anyone from a beginner to an experienced florist is welcome to join us in a master class. The class is about the style and the vision of the individual Master Florist. Everyone takes away something regardless of his or her level and the flowers are always astonishing. It is a hands-on experience, however most of the flowers are conditioned before the students come to the class. In the series classes, the students prepare and condition the flowers so you could say that the Master Classes are more pampering. In the Master Classes, we take time to serve tea and pastries as well as taking time to speak informally with the teachers about flowers, weddings and events. The flowers in the Master Classes are pre-conditioned and ready to be designed as a bouquet. The Series classes are more nitty gritty,
for the student who also wants to learn how flowers are prepared and conditioned for longer life.


Many times these days, I have been asked questions from people who are thinking about making a change in their lives and becoming more involved in flowers either as event planners, florists, or other options. Generally I advise them to take a mixture of classes – the Introductory series, a few Master classes and then the more advanced series. These can be purchased as group of 12 classes and taken over a year or in a shorter span of time. In April we will be doing back-to-back series starting on April 20th so that a student can take 2 series classes and two Master Classes within a period of two weeks. It is a good combination for those students who would like to do as much as they can within a short period.

We are also planning to do these classes in July over a one-week period and will put that up on our schedule as soon as we have everything worked out.
Please call us at FlowerSchool 212-661-8074 and we can give you some more details.