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Welcome to our online newsletter. Floral Design News is filled with features about floral design, new books and products, floral people and living with floral design.  Enjoy!

If this is you first visit to our web site be sure and visit our home page.  If you would like more information about our school and programs click here

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Floral Trends 2006 Page 2.  2006 is promising to be a very colorful year.  At Floral Design Institute we see four main color palettes for the coming year.

Flower Therapy, Page 10.   Happy New Year and welcome to the most difficult time of the year.  The "Winter Blues" traditionally peak on January 24.  Leanne will help you beat the winter blues in five easy steps beginning with filling your house with flowers.

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A New Distance Learning Program! Page 18.  Very exciting news!!!  All of us at Floral Design Institute are so excited.  Finally, our advanced, home study program for the Certified Wedding Professional Designer is now available. 

Floral Design as Art, Page 25.  Mark you calendars now and be part of the hottest art exhibit in "The Pearl".  Find out how you can participate in this fabulously successful art show and view entries from previous Floral Design as Art exhibits. 

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Springtime Classes for Everyone, Page 28.   The spring classes are posted.  We have such a wonderful selection of classes to offer you this season. Join us for one or more classes, learn new skills, meet new friends, and create beautiful floral designs.

Join us for an Advanced Class, Page 31.  Our offering of advanced design classes has been expanded for 2006.  Advanced Bridal Bouquets, Large Scale Floral Design, Table Top floral Design, Advanced Contemporary Design, Advanced Wedding Design and An Exploration of Creativity are all offered this first quarter of the year.

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Glorious Composite Gardenia, Page 33.   What could be more elegant than a fragrant gardenia?  Why three gardenias, of course! 

Centerpiece with a "New Angle", Page 48.   Try this innovative interpretation of the oasis floral wreath.  It's perfect for a head table, small altar or a fireplace mantle.

Simply Fantastic Wrist Corsage, Page 60.  Simple, wonderfully elegant and easy to construct. The wedding court will be able to dance all night with this innovative wrist corsage.

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New Products for Weddings, Page 68.
We have found some wonderful new products for wedding design.  Hand-Tied Bouquet Wraps with pearls, satin ribbons and embroidery.  Vases and stands designed to hold bridal bouquets, and so much more.

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Wedding Design Books, Page 85.
There is one "must have" book for every wedding floral designer, the marvelous box set "Wedding Flowers" by The John Henry Company.

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