Six months. Six beautiful seasonal designs. A whole growing season of flowers.
Join us at Lower Norton Flower Farm for our six-session Sustainable Floristry Course, following the flower field through the seasons from spring into early autumn.
We are delighted to be welcoming professional florist and tutor Louise Bradshaw back to Lower Norton for 2027. Louise will guide you through a different floristry technique each month, helping you develop your skills and confidence while creating beautiful, natural designs using flowers and foliage grown here on the farm wherever possible.
But for 2027, we are adding something new…
From field to vase
Before each floristry session, Alison will be heading out into the flower field for an informal Walk & Talk, and you are very welcome to join her.
We’ll wander through the field together and see what is looking particularly lovely that month, what we are harvesting and what we are sowing for the months ahead.
Alison will share some of the practical tips and tricks we use here at Lower Norton — from when and how to cut different flowers for the best vase life, to succession sowing, conditioning, growing techniques and some of the inevitable successes and failures of growing flowers!
There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions too.
The Walk & Talk is completely optional, so if growing isn't your thing, simply arrive half an hour later ready for the floristry session.
And a special September treat…
By September, the dahlia field is usually in all its late-summer glory, so we're adding an extra experience to the course.
You'll be invited back to the flower field for a special Pick Your Own Dahlia session, where you can wander amongst the dahlias, choose and cut your own selection of flowers and take them home with you.
It's an opportunity to experience the flowers quite literally from field to vase — selecting and harvesting your own stems and then using everything you've learnt during the course to arrange them at home.
And, we think, a rather lovely way to celebrate the final month of six months spent learning and creating with flowers.
What you'll learn
Across the six months you will explore a range of sustainable floristry techniques and create a different seasonal design at every session.
Louise's teaching is relaxed, practical and hands-on, with plenty of opportunity to ask questions, experiment and develop your own style. Rather than relying on floral foam, the emphasis is on sustainable mechanics and working with the natural movement, shape and character of seasonal flowers.
You'll leave each session with new skills, lots of ideas and, of course, your own beautiful floral creation to take home.
Whether you're completely new to floristry, already enjoy arranging flowers at home, grow some of your own flowers, or are considering taking your floristry further, you are very welcome.
No previous floristry experience is necessary.
A little bit about Louise
Louise trained at the Covent Garden Academy of Flowers in London and continued to develop her creative style at the Jay Archer Floral Design School.
Her floral work has been displayed at prestigious venues including St James's Palace and Winchester Cathedral Close, and her extensive industry experience spans weddings and events, film production, flower farms and retail floristry.
Her style is natural, seasonal and beautifully unstructured, celebrating the individual character of flowers and foliage. Her teaching reflects that same approach: relaxed, informative, practical and, most importantly, enjoyable.
Course fee
£490 per person for all six sessions
Your course fee includes:
Six floristry sessions with Louise, including our extended three-hour Flower Arch session
Alison's optional monthly Flower Field Walk & Talks
A special September Pick Your Own Dahlia experience, with your hand-picked flowers to take home
All flowers, foliage, sustainable mechanics and materials required for each floristry session
Your finished floral designs to take home and enjoy
Tea, coffee and something delicious to keep the creativity flowing
Everything you need is included — simply come along and enjoy six months immersed in flowers.
“This was such a fantastic course! Learning with loads of fun and beautiful floral makes at the end of each session. Can't recommend it enough!”
2027 Course Dates
Wednesday 14th April - Low Bowl Arrangement
Wednesday 12th May - Meadow Box
Wednesday 9th June - Hand Tied Bouquet
Wednesday 7th July - Floral Wreath
Wednesday 4th August - Flower Arch (3 hour session)
Wednesday 8th September - Large Urn Arrangement
The course takes place once a month from April to September at Lower Norton Flower Farm.
Optional Flower Field Walk & Talk: 6.00pm
Floristry session: 6.30pm–8.30pm
One session will be extended to three hours for our larger-scale floral installation.
Places are limited to keep the group friendly, relaxed and hands-on.
Come and spend six evenings with us, following the flower field through the seasons and discovering the joy of creating with locally grown flowers.
PDF Directions to Lower Norton Flower Farm
CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE COURSE
Testimonials from previous students-
“I loved the course; Louise is an excellent teacher. I enjoyed creating natural style arrangements and learning the different sustainable techniques and mechanics in floristry.”
“A friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Good clear instructions, lots of help, encouragement and support given if needed.”
“A fabulous course- wish it was longer”
“Louise has been a joy to spend every week with, learning new skills and passing on knowledge”
“Loved the emphasis on sustainability and sourcing local flowers and foliage”
Six months. Six beautiful seasonal designs. A whole growing season of flowers.
Join us at Lower Norton Flower Farm for our six-session Sustainable Floristry Course, following the flower field through the seasons from spring into early autumn.
We are delighted to be welcoming professional florist and tutor Louise Bradshaw back to Lower Norton for 2027. Louise will guide you through a different floristry technique each month, helping you develop your skills and confidence while creating beautiful, natural designs using flowers and foliage grown here on the farm wherever possible.
But for 2027, we are adding something new…
From field to vase
Before each floristry session, Alison will be heading out into the flower field for an informal Walk & Talk, and you are very welcome to join her.
We’ll wander through the field together and see what is looking particularly lovely that month, what we are harvesting and what we are sowing for the months ahead.
Alison will share some of the practical tips and tricks we use here at Lower Norton — from when and how to cut different flowers for the best vase life, to succession sowing, conditioning, growing techniques and some of the inevitable successes and failures of growing flowers!
There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions too.
The Walk & Talk is completely optional, so if growing isn't your thing, simply arrive half an hour later ready for the floristry session.
And a special September treat…
By September, the dahlia field is usually in all its late-summer glory, so we're adding an extra experience to the course.
You'll be invited back to the flower field for a special Pick Your Own Dahlia session, where you can wander amongst the dahlias, choose and cut your own selection of flowers and take them home with you.
It's an opportunity to experience the flowers quite literally from field to vase — selecting and harvesting your own stems and then using everything you've learnt during the course to arrange them at home.
And, we think, a rather lovely way to celebrate the final month of six months spent learning and creating with flowers.
What you'll learn
Across the six months you will explore a range of sustainable floristry techniques and create a different seasonal design at every session.
Louise's teaching is relaxed, practical and hands-on, with plenty of opportunity to ask questions, experiment and develop your own style. Rather than relying on floral foam, the emphasis is on sustainable mechanics and working with the natural movement, shape and character of seasonal flowers.
You'll leave each session with new skills, lots of ideas and, of course, your own beautiful floral creation to take home.
Whether you're completely new to floristry, already enjoy arranging flowers at home, grow some of your own flowers, or are considering taking your floristry further, you are very welcome.
No previous floristry experience is necessary.
A little bit about Louise
Louise trained at the Covent Garden Academy of Flowers in London and continued to develop her creative style at the Jay Archer Floral Design School.
Her floral work has been displayed at prestigious venues including St James's Palace and Winchester Cathedral Close, and her extensive industry experience spans weddings and events, film production, flower farms and retail floristry.
Her style is natural, seasonal and beautifully unstructured, celebrating the individual character of flowers and foliage. Her teaching reflects that same approach: relaxed, informative, practical and, most importantly, enjoyable.
Course fee
£490 per person for all six sessions
Your course fee includes:
Six floristry sessions with Louise, including our extended three-hour Flower Arch session
Alison's optional monthly Flower Field Walk & Talks
A special September Pick Your Own Dahlia experience, with your hand-picked flowers to take home
All flowers, foliage, sustainable mechanics and materials required for each floristry session
Your finished floral designs to take home and enjoy
Tea, coffee and something delicious to keep the creativity flowing
Everything you need is included — simply come along and enjoy six months immersed in flowers.
“This was such a fantastic course! Learning with loads of fun and beautiful floral makes at the end of each session. Can't recommend it enough!”
2027 Course Dates
Wednesday 14th April - Low Bowl Arrangement
Wednesday 12th May - Meadow Box
Wednesday 9th June - Hand Tied Bouquet
Wednesday 7th July - Floral Wreath
Wednesday 4th August - Flower Arch (3 hour session)
Wednesday 8th September - Large Urn Arrangement
The course takes place once a month from April to September at Lower Norton Flower Farm.
Optional Flower Field Walk & Talk: 6.00pm
Floristry session: 6.30pm–8.30pm
One session will be extended to three hours for our larger-scale floral installation.
Places are limited to keep the group friendly, relaxed and hands-on.
Come and spend six evenings with us, following the flower field through the seasons and discovering the joy of creating with locally grown flowers.
PDF Directions to Lower Norton Flower Farm
CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE COURSE
Testimonials from previous students-
“I loved the course; Louise is an excellent teacher. I enjoyed creating natural style arrangements and learning the different sustainable techniques and mechanics in floristry.”
“A friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Good clear instructions, lots of help, encouragement and support given if needed.”
“A fabulous course- wish it was longer”
“Louise has been a joy to spend every week with, learning new skills and passing on knowledge”
“Loved the emphasis on sustainability and sourcing local flowers and foliage”
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