Inspiring tours for Floristry Schools & Academies
Visit Learn Create Enjoy! - Holidays for Floristry Schools
If you run a flower school and would like to arrange a tour for your students with specially curated visits and hands-on experiences, we’d love to hear from you!
We will take care of all the research and practicalities, and can run the tour under our banner or white label it for you.
Fabulous flower-themed tours are one of our specialties. Thanks to our network of floral designers, growers, and industry leaders around the world, we can create unique travel programmes designed to both educate and inspire.
Hands-on workshops with leading floral designers in Europe
Taking students out of the classroom and into the studios of other floral designers in other parts of the world is a brilliant way to enhance their learning because creative people feed off each other and, however much someone knows, there’s always a new technique or fresh approach to be discovered. As globally-acclaimed designer Geert Pattyn says, “It is important to depart from your own strengths and to learn from others.”
We can arrange private workshops with some of the world’s most exciting and innovative floral designers, many of which take place at their person studios. These bespoke workshops give students unique insights into other styles of working and are a wonderful addition to the core curriculum.
We work with a number of interesting and innovative designers, including Moniek Vanden Berghe, Geert Pattyn, Pim van den Akker and Astrid van den Berg of the renowned Van den Berg Greenhouses
If you, as a floral tutor, would like to bring your expertise to life with custom demonstrations in inspiring studios or unique venues, we can arrange it all for you. How about creating a series of buttonholes made from foliage freshly cut from the amazing Hortus Botanicus in Leiden? Or give a demonstration with tulips or dahlias?
Guided visits to growers and gardens
Imagine seeing fragrant and beautiful Meijer Avalanche roses, the exquisitely exotic Vanda orchids grown exclusively at ANSU Vanda or the elegant Lisianthus produced by specialist nursery Montana Lisianthus, out in the gardens where they are raised.
We have exceptional contacts within the international floral industry and can arrange for you to meet with the people responsible for breeding these plants and enjoy specially arranged guided tours led by the growers themselves.
And if you, as a floral tutor, would like to do a series of floral demonstrations of your own in a studio or unique site then we can arrange that too. How about creating a series of buttonholes made from foliage freshly cut from the amazing Hortus Botanicus in Leiden? Love to give a demonstration with tulips or dahlias? We can arrange for you to work with flowers picked from a world-class grower in the Netherlands - on a specially arranged site.
Guided visits to growers and gardens
Imagine seeing fragrant and beautiful Meijer Avalanche roses, the exquisitely exotic Vanda orchids grown exclusively at ANSU Vanda or the elegant Lisianthus produced by specialist nursery Montana Lisianthus, out in the gardens where they are raised.
We have exceptional contacts within the international floral industry and can arrange for you to meet with the people responsible for breeding these plants and enjoy specially arranged guided tours led by the growers themselves.
Floral art exhibitions
The annual Feerie Florale Flower Show in Belgium is a hugely inspiring tour for anyone interested in flower arranging. Presented by the Belgium Florist Association, it gathers the very best of the world’s floral talent to create breath-taking displays, from small, accessible table-top designs to vast rooms festooned with innovative and contemporary floral designs. Gathered are the very best of the world’s floral talent to create breath-taking displays at the 16th-century castle, Alden Biesen, from intimate table-top arrangements to vast rooms festooned with innovative and contemporary floral designs. This is an unforgettable showcase of inspiration and creativity for you to gather ideas
Everyone who has a love of flowers and floral design knows Keukenhof Gardens. Alongside the beautifully planted gardens to enjoy, there are also flower pavilions showcasing new floral design talent.
Inside access to the heart of the flower industry
From auctions to accessory wholesalers, flowers are big business and understanding how the industry works from the inside is an important part of a floral designer's education. We can take you to FloraHolland, the world's biggest flower auction where 20 million flowers are moved through the halls each day, as well as to a number of major flower distributors.
Closer to home
Let’s not forget about the amazing experiences that can be had in the UK – we can arrange group visits the Chelsea Garden Show, New Covent Garden Flower Market¸Kew Gardens and many other inspiring destinations for floristry students and professionals.
Our flexible approach means that we can work with your ideas to create a programme designed around your student's interests and aims.
