Course description
Floristry: Make an OASIS display for your home
This fun and imaginative floristry course is an ideal introduction to help you explore what can be achieved with an Oasis wreath ring shape.
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Training Course Content
What you’ll learn
- How to select seasonal blooms and foliage for an oasis design, plus hints and tips on dealing with fleshy stems (especially with Spring flowers) and how to make sure they get an ample water source.
- Briefly talk about some of the principles and elements of floral design in connection with the piece being made.
- Reminder you how to condition your materials, to help prolong their life.
- Think about the area in which your design will be placed (for example daylight, heat, drafts).
- Give you information about Oasis as a whole and the different shapes available, also covering the eco-friendly versions now available.
- Introduce the Oasis wreath ring and give further information on its uses.
- Explain how to cut the wreath ring correctly and how to reattach to achieve an “S” shape.
- Remind learners of the correct way to soak Oasis in preparation for flower stems.
- Placement of stems, foliage and hazel.
- Re explain the principles and elements of the design once finished.
- Finishing touches.
Course delivery details
Demonstrated and guided by our tutor, you will learn how to work with Oasis wet foam, how to soak it correctly without creating air pockets. Explore the range of Oasis shapes and templates available and also where to find them. Finally selecting the right seasonal flowers for your design, how care for them correctly, how to condition them to help prolong their life, and to display them to show them at their very best. Plus hints and tips on using different stem types with wet Oasis and how to prevent stems splitting.
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