As each week draws to a close it’s good for the soul to recapture some of the wonderful moments that lead you to the week’s end. It is essential not to take the little things for granted – celebrate their awesomeness through a weekly…
We are smitten with this tiny flower right now. Forget-me-nots have a fun way of popping up randomly in the garden. To many people, this adorable blue flower is invasive; but to us,they are a florist’s delight. With the popularity for blue flowers on…
The month of March is Kokedama month at the Living Fresh Flower Studio and School. What the heck are Kokedama?? Kokedama is a new word to many gardening enthusiasts on this side of the world. Kokedama is Japanese in origin and when translated to English it…
Thanksgiving Harvest Table Arrangement As the growing season comes to an end and the autumn air starts to dominate, forest floors become a treasure trove of rich botanicals ripe for the picking by creative florists. Colourful foliage, cones, berries, branches, bark, and moss are…
Floristry 101 – 6 weeks The Living Fresh Flower School is offering a basic floral design course for individuals interested in pursuing a career in the floral industry. This six week course will provide you with the skills to take on an entry level…
This past Sunday the Living Fresh Flower School threw a little Garden Party flower class! There were lots of dainty flowers, mason jars, finger sandwiches and sweets, and of course three very eager and talented students! The focus of the class was to make dainty garden…
On Sunday, May 13th the Living Fresh Flower School taught a Mother’s Day Floral Workshop to a group of 6 talented women. As Mother’s Day surprises two of the students brought their Moms to class for some floral fun! We also had our youngest student ever,…
“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” In 1908, white carnations were the first Mother’s Day gift to ever be given in North America, dating back to the original celebration where…
Sunday, April 15th was the Living Fresh Flower School’s Right of Spring flower class. Although it was a small class, it was my favourite by far. The flowers were bright and colourful and all the students created beautiful floral pieces. The focus of this class was to use…
Spring flowers are here and it’s time to celebrate! The trees are rejuvenating and blossoms are sprouting from their baron branches. The Living Fresh Flower School will take full advantage of this awakening as we show you how to create an oversized vase arrangement embracing…
Winter in Canada is the best time to celebrate the tropics and that is just what five floral students did on Sunday, February 5th, 2012 in the Living Fresh Flower School’s Tropical Paradise flower class. In this class, which was held at the Button Factory…
The Living Fresh Flowers School’s new flower class line up! To register for all classes please go to our website. It’s winter. We live in Canada. Enough said. Since most of us can only dream of flying off to a tropical destination, the Living…
For more information and to register please go to the Living Fresh Flower School’s website.
Sunday December 11th was the Living Fresh Flower School’s four flower class, Rubies and Gold at the Button Factory in Uptown Waterloo. In this class we mixed red flowers with gold accents to create festive table centrepieces. Five students attended the class and all…
Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but rubies and gold are lifelong partners. These coupled classic tones are timeless and rich; but that is not to say that they cannot offer your December holiday dining table a contemporary twist. The focus of this…
Sunday, November 27th was the Living Fresh Flower School’s Holiday Ice and Snow flower class. Deb and I had the pleasure of teaching 7 very talented ladies how to creative a festive floral piece in stemmed glassware. We also had a fun craft for the…
