Designed for those seeking a comprehensive and immersive jumpstart to their floral design journey, the new Floral Design Intensive offers the opportunity to complete five core classes of our Floral Design Certificate in just 11 days.
Begin with Floral Design Foundations, where you’ll learn essential techniques and principles. Continue building your skills with Decorative Floral Design, exploring five different decorative design styles. In Linear Floral Design, advance your ability to create striking, structural arrangements. Finish your experience with Vegetative Floral Design, focused on naturalistic compositions, and Floral Craft and Personal Flowers, where you’ll apply your newfound knowledge to create floral accessories.
With small class sizes, you’ll receive one-on-one, tailored-to-you guidance from expert instructors Jane Godshalk AIFD and Cres Motzi AIFD as you develop your skills and refine your floral design style.
Enjoy added benefits throughout the program, including all-day Gardens Admission (including on your free day), complimentary lunch each class day, one ticket to our spectacular Journey to Oz Fireworks & Fountains Show, and up to four elective hours toward your Floral Design Certificate requirements.
Grow your floral design skills, build your design portfolio, explore a new or long-standing passion, and more … all while studying in one of the great gardens of the world.
Courses Covered
Floral Design Foundations
Begin your floral design journey with a comprehensive look at fundamental tools and techniques, including the elements and principles of design. Create round and parallel designs that will provide the foundation for future floral designs.
Decorative Floral Design
From floral topiaries to cascade designs and more, learn the key designs, along with the materials and skills, needed to create stunning decorative compositions.
Linear Floral Design
Create impactful arrangements by showcasing strong linear components and the incorporation of negative space.
Vegetative Floral Design
Draw inspiration from nature as you learn to render loose, airy, naturalistic designs in the vegetative style.
Floral Craft and Personal Flowers
Florals: beautiful to observe in nature and in gardens, and equally as beautiful to wear and to hold. From corsages to boutonnieres to bouquets, learn the techniques to create beautiful accessories for every occasion.
Schedule
July 13
- 9:00 am–4:00 pm: Floral Design Foundations
- Complimentary lunch provided
July 14
- 9:00 am–12:00 pm: Decorative Floral Design
- Complimentary lunch provided
- 1:30–4:30 pm: Linear Floral Design
- Time to be Announced: Optional enrichment experience to earn 1 hour of elective learning: Tour the Longwood floristry department’s workspace and hear firsthand from Longwood Floristry Manager Steve Cox about event florals at Longwood.
July 15
- 9:00am–12:00pm: Decorative Floral Design
- Complimentary lunch provided
- 1:30–4:30pm: Linear Floral Design
July 16
- 9:00 am–12:00 pm – Decorative Floral Design
- Complimentary lunch provided
- 1:30–4:30 pm – Linear Floral Design
- Time to be Announced: Optional enrichment experience to earn 1 hour of elective learning: Speak with Longwood Associate Director of Display Design Jim Sutton about how we design our conservatory displays.
July 17
- 9:00 am–12:00 pm: Decorative Floral Design
- Complimentary lunch provided
- 1:30–4:30 pm: Linear Floral Design
July 18
- 9:00 am–12:00 pm: Decorative Floral Design
- Complimentary lunch provided
- 1:30–4:30pm: Linear Floral Design
- 9:15 pm: Journey to Oz Fireworks & Fountains Show
July 19
- Enjoy a day off! Visit our Gardens or explore the Brandywine Valley.
July 20
- 9:00 am–12:00 pm: Vegetative Floral Design
- Complimentary lunch provided
- 1:30–4:30 pm: Floral Craft and Personal Flowers
July 21
- 9:00 am–12:00 pm: Vegetative Floral Design
- Complimentary lunch provided
- 1:30–4:30pm: Floral Craft and Personal Flowers
- Time to Be Announced: Optional enrichment experience to earn 1 hour of elective learning: Learn from Longwood Horticultural Specialty Grower Tim Jennings and Longwood Senior Horticulturist Suzanne Boom about how we compose and design our waterlily displays.
July 22
- 9:00 am –12:00 pm: Vegetative Floral Design
- Complimentary lunch provided
- 1:30–4:30 pm: Floral Craft and Personal Flowers
July 23
- 9:00 am–12:00 pm: Vegetative Floral Design
- Complimentary lunch provided
- 1:30–4:30 pm: Floral Craft and Personal Flowers
July 24
- 9:00 am–12:00 pm: Vegetative Floral Design
- Complimentary lunch provided
- 1:30–4:30 pm: Floral Craft and Personal Flowers
*Course times subject to change.
Instructors
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Jane Godshalk AIFD
Jane Godshalk AIFD
Jane Godshalk AIFD earned an MBA in organizational behavior before discovering her life's passion, working with flowers. Godshalk fully immersed herself into the study of floral design, earning certificates from Longwood Gardens, the Stoas University in The Netherlands, and a fourth level teaching certificate in Sogetsu Ikebana. She is an Artistic Judge for the Garden Club of America and a Certified Evaluator for the American Institute of Floral Design. Godshalk has represented the US at the Chelsea Flower Show in London and at the World Association of Flower Arrangers in Dublin. Both the American Horticultural Society and the Garden Club of America have recognized Godshalk with national medals.
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Cres Motzi AIFD
Cres Motzi AIFD
Cres Motzi AIFD is a graduate of Longwood Gardens’ Certificate of Merit in Floral Design and an internationally trained floral designer. She was inducted into the American Institute of Floral Designers in 2010. Having graduated from Boerma Institute in Holland with diplomas in professional and advanced Dutch design, Motzi has been a full-time designer who now works as a freelancer for events and weddings. She is a floral design demonstrator and has written tutorials and articles for By Design, a quarterly publication of the Garden Club of America. Her works have been published in Green Scene, a publication of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society; Flower Arranging the American Way; International Floral Art Annual 2010/11; the Jubilee Edition of International Floral Art 2014-15; Asian Allure; and Artistic Floral Design 2020. She has successfully completed a European Masters Certification program with Tomas de Bruyne of Belgium in May 2012, received her certification in September 2013, and is now an AIFD Certified Floral Evaluator/Judge. Motzi is a 3rd-grade Sogetsu Ikebana teacher.
Benefits Included
- Complimentary lunch every class day
- Gardens Admission every day, including your off day
- One ticket for our July 18 Journey to Oz Fireworks & Fountains Show
- Up to four elective hours based on participation in enrichment opportunities (optional)
Supplies
Materials provided in this program will include:
- Vessels/containers for each design
- Hard goods/mechanics for each design
- Florals for each design
- Recipes for each design, both physical and digital copies
- Informational handouts for each design, both physical and digital copies
- Digital copies of a PowerPoint for each design
- Scissors and other floral design equipment available
Want to explore more floral design supplies to use during your classes and long after? Shop for your Floral Design Intensive experience at The Garden Shop online. Designed specifically for Longwood floral design students, this kit includes high-quality tools and accessories.