some internet tips, maybe?
How can i learn to make flower bouquets and decorations? I need some help, i want to open a flower shop, thks?
michaels.com and about .com have some good information on how to make those kind of things. good luck on your business.
Reply:try Flower arranging in the search box and you get good results. try places like better homes and grad ens, horticultural societies ( if you have one local you can get hands on training). there are a host of books also, try 'Encyclopedia of Flower Design' by Judith Blacklock (hardback)
good luck
Reply:Look in your local yellow pages for Floral Design School (most of them are private, taught by a florist that've been in the business for ages). Depending on the school. Mine was taught 3 nights/week, 3hour/nights for 3 months. Your will be taught the size of the ribbons, wires, type of vases, baskets.....learn how to tie diff. kind of bows....flowers name.....greens......etc. I was practicing dry/fresh flowers arrangements every night at school. When graduated she'll give you a certificate. You can look for a job in any flower shop after that. Note: during study, if you show her your potential...she might recommended you to the local flower shops that she has connected with for a part time job....you'll get experience that way....But it's still a long way to open up your own shop....Good luck.
Reply:Take a few ornamental horticulture classes at a community college, I did this in High School and it is harder than you may think but it is fun to be that creative and with out that type of knowledge the store may not go very far.
Reply:YEARS AGO I ASKED MY FLORIST WHERE SHE WENT TO SCHOOL TO LEARN HER BUSINESS. SHE WENT TO A SCHOOL IN MINNEAPOLIS AND THERE ARE PROBABLY OTHER LOCATIONS. HERS WAS A 1 OR 2 YEAR COURSE WHICH INCLUDED THE BUSINESS ASPECT OF OWNING YOUR OWN FLORAL SHOP. GOOD LUCK!
Reply:Get an apprentice job at a local flower shop. You'll learn how to clean and care for flowers and plants first before you can learn how to make bouquets. You might be asked to clean buckets, answer phones, make bows, clean floors and other routine tasks that floral shops have to do everyday. By doing that, you would be able to gauge if you are really inclined to open your own flower shop. Local florists are going by the wayside because of internet floral gatherers, do you think you can compete with these internet businesses that are well financed? If you have a considerable amount of money to start your own floral shop business, you might want to buy an existing flower shop with existing accounts, and hopefully you have a marketing background to be able to market it. Good luck!
