Floral Design 1 Self-paced

Dates & Price

October 26, 2022–March 31, 2023

Fee: $99

Fee for Innovators, Gardens Preferred, and Gardens Premium Members: $89

Registrations may be cancelled up to two weeks before the event, and your registration fee, less a $30 processing fee, will be refunded.

To notify us of your cancellation, email us or call 610-388-5454.

Registration Closed

Want to try your hand at floral arranging? This expansive online course provides the foundational skills you need to begin creating beautiful floral arrangements.

Learn how to select and condition flowers, use tools and mechanics, and use sustainable design strategies to create beautiful arrangements from our expert instructors Jane Godshalk and Cres Motzi. Delve into various floral design styles including a decorative round, vegetative style, a parallel design, garland style, and designs in glass through a series of informative online presentations and video tutorials. This virtual experience is a perfect way to start your floral design journey with Longwood Gardens. Take advantage of this content in the luxury of your own home with six design modules that can be completed at your leisure with materials that you source.

Same comprehensive content … new names! We’re changing—and streamlining—our floral design course names to better communicate all of our floral design options available to you. Please refer to the Certificate of Merit in Floral Design webpage for more information.

Certificate Information

This course does not fulfill requirements of Longwood Gardens’ Certificate of Merit in Floral Design.

Course Schedule

This course is self-paced; access to the online material will be available starting Wednesday, October 26, 2022. Online materials remain available until Friday, March 31, 2023. Registration closes Sunday, February 19, 2023.