The Flower School Video Library is the world’s largest collection of online flower arrangement video demonstrations. Subjects range from flower care and handling, design basics and wedding flowers, to advanced design techniques and styles. This library is viewed by thousands of floral design professionals and students throughout the world every day. Produced exclusively by Floral Design Institute, the video clips in this library are free to all. Enjoy!
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The old rules about never combining garden flowers with tropical flowers and exotics are obsolete. Dramatic, eclectic designs are preferred by today’s customer. In this video how-to demonstration Leanne combines succulents with spray mums and orchids to create a stunning corsage. The addition of a single rhinestone finish this on-trend wrist corsage. Enjoy!
Building a bridal bouquet on an armature is a current hot trend. Bouquets can be built on chicken wire forms, plastic pillows and eggs. In this video how-to demonstration Leanne re-visits the classic natural armature of curly willow. It’s a proven mechanic, it’s natural, organic and fully biodegradable. For the flowers Leanne stays on trend with gorgeous garden roses and peonies. You will love this fabulous bouquet. Enjoy!
In this video clip Leanne explores the vegetative design style. Beginning with a Northwestern woodland styled basket she demonstrates the mechanics for constructing a watertight container, then reviews the elements of of the vegetative design style while creating a dramatic arrangement. The result is a beautiful composition of twigs, moss, lichens, ranunculus, viburnum, hydrangea and grasses Enjoy!
A rapidly growing trend in the wedding flower business is flowers for pets. Many wedding couples now view their pets participation in their wedding to be just as important as the bridesmaids and the groomsmen. In this video clip Leanne demonstrates the techniques for creating a flower collar for a dog. Her model is the beautiful and very patient “Foxy”. FDI teacher Marissa is Foxy’s Mom. Foxy loves to come to the office with Marissa and really appears to enjoy being on stage. Enjoy!
Creating a hand-tied bouquet is an essential skill that every professional floral designer must master. In this video Leanne reviews the techniques for creating a hand-tied bouquet in the formal linear design style using a natural armature of curly willow. Although challenging, mastering the formal linear style is wonderfully rewarding. Enjoy!
Summer is such a wonderful season for floral designers. The flower markets and gardens are filled with an abundance of flowers and foliages making each day an exciting exploration of flowers. In this video demonstration Leanne shares the techniques for creating a vase design. This is the type of design that you can make day-in-and-day-out with almost any type of flowers. Enjoy!
Flowers for Mother’s Day can be simple or extravagant. In this video how-to demonstration Leanne chooses to go extravagant with a combination of seasonal, rustic and luxury flowers. Using a natural armature of rustic curly willow combined with viburnum, ranunculus, lisanthus, pink piano garden roses, cymbidium orchids, and fragrant lilac Leanne creates a luxurious arrangement perfect for Mother’s Day. You will love her techniques for creating an all-natural design. Enjoy!
Mother’s Day is such a grand holiday for floral designers. We love the happy customers and the beautiful spring flowers. The key to to a calm, efficient and profitable holiday is simple design mechanics and production styled design. In this video how-to Leanne demonstrates the techniques as she creates beautiful arrangements using flowers from FiftyFlowers.com. Enjoy!
Spring has arrived and Springtime abounds with pink blossoms. In this video how-to demonstration Leanne celebrates spring with a creative vase arrangement of pink flowers. Garden roses, hyacinth, ranunculus, and jasmine vine, all in various hues of pink. You will love this fabulous “Pretty in Pink” design. Enjoy!
In this video Leanne shares the techniques for creating an elevated “floating” centerpiece. Elevating the centerpiece captures the viewer’s attention and showcases the beautiful roses from GardenRosesDirect.com. This is a technique that you will want to use over and over. Enjoy!
The style trends for bridal bouquets are constantly evolving. BoHo Chic, Formal Linear, Cascade and Classic Hand-Tied Bouquets. But regardless of the design style, dramatic Garden Roses are sure capture the accolades. In this video Leanne creates a gorgeous classic hand-tied bridal bouquet using garden roses from GardenRosesDirect.com.
It is such a joy to create floral arrangements with tropical flowers. And, when the flowers are grown by Green Point Nurseries the joy is enhanced with a delightful selection of high quality flowers and foliages. In this how-to video Leanne creates a classical formal linear design, but in an updated nouveau style. She uses ginger, anthurium and orchids in a subdued pastel color palette and an on trend design style. You will love Leanne’s demonstration of the elements and principles of design. Enjoy!
Exquisite Lilies in the “Living Coral” hue were Leanne’s inspiration for this grand wedding centerpiece. Combining “Shimmer” roses, yellow butterfly ranunculus, Gerbera dashes, bold green hydrangea and kale, Leanne creates a dramatic design. The flowers are all for Florabundance.com. You will love Leanne’s demonstration of the Pantone Color of the Year. Enjoy!
Springtime! Oh, how we love the spring season. The markets, gardens and roadsides are filled with an abundance of beautiful colorful blossoms. The inspiration for this video is Leanne’s childhood memories of the blooming meadows surrounding her home. Leanne creates a dramatic arrangement using flowers from FiftyFlowers.com. You will live the techniques that she shares. Enjoy!
For floral designers this is a favorite time of the year. The flower markets are filled with an abundance of spring blossoms. It’s like the flower world is awash in a sea of color. In this video leanne creates a spectacular polychromatic springtime bouquet as she discusses color harmonies and showcases colorful spring blossoms. Enjoy!
Floral designers are loving the Pantone Color of the Year “Living Coral” There are literally hundreds of flower blossoms compatible with this color palette. In this video Leanne creates a lavish centerpiece using chicken wire as an armature. The arrangement is filled with roses, ranunculus and hypericum, all from FiftyFlowers.com . Enjoy!
Creating bridal bouquets using the Pantone Color of the Year “Living Coral” is easy. There are so many blossoms in the Living Coral hue. In this video Leanne creates a luscious, feminine bridal bouquet using flowers from Florabundance.com. The lilies were the inspiration for this bouquet. Leanne shares the technique for placing these delicate blossoms in a hand-tied bouquet without damaging the petals. Enjoy!
After Christmas and Valentine’s Day floral designers find the color red to be exhausting. Very simply, “we are tired of red”, spring is just around the corner and we all long for the calm and relaxing colors of springtime. In this video Leanne creates a beautiful centerpiece using the cool colors of green which are found on the opposite side of the color wheel from red. Enjoy!
As floral designers prepare for the busiest single-day floral holiday of the year it’s important to be ready with several quick, easy and spectacular designs. In this video Leanne demonstrates a beautiful hand-tied bouquet containing roses and orchids. This bouquet can be prepared several days in advance and is sure to please someone’s sweetheart. Enjoy!
One of the hottest current trends in floral design is fresh flower jewelry. You will find floral rings, necklaces, hairpieces and bracelets worn at proms, weddings, parties and special events. In this video FDI Lead Instructor Michelle Heandrick AIFD FDI creates a very elegant, innovative and easy-to-create floral pendant necklace. You are going to love the techniques that she demonstrates. Enjoy!