Learn how to make sustainable funeral flowers

Join me for a full day workshop in my Birmingham studio 10.00am – 4.00pm

Find out more about the business and craft of foam-free funeral flowers and how to market your work effectively. Cost: £250 per person including all materials.

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Who’s the sustainable funeral flowers workshop aimed at?

This workshop is aimed at florists who are interested in learning more about funeral floristry and how to make these important final flowers without the use of floral foam. Whether you’re an established florist looking for inspiration and new techniques, or someone who’s just setting out on their floristry career, then this workshop is for you.

What’s included?

The cost of the workshop includes all the flowers, materials, use of equipment that you’ll need to construct a casket spray and copyright free images that you’re free to use for your portfolio. It also includes light refreshments but you’ll need to bring a packed lunch.

What will I learn about funeral flowers?

The business of funeral floristry

You’ll learn how to make it as easy as possible for people to buy funeral flowers from you. We’ll explore topics around marketing and how to get found for the more sustainable, beautifully natural tributes which you can offer clients in your local area.

You’ll develop greater confidence in your own ability to translate a brief from scratch, and also a clearer idea of how to photograph, talk about and market your work.

We’ll look at:

Marketing
Photography
Talking about funeral flowers on your social media
Optimising funeral flowers on your website
Working with undertakers
Starting conversations and working with the bereaved
Why a price list is important

Practical funeral flowers: the arrangements

Starting with a basic ‘sheaf’ arrangement, I’ll show you different ways to create a 3.5 foot shareable casket spray using this simple bouquet technique. We’ll also discuss the practicalities of basket arrangements and explore how to attach flowers to different types of coffins

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A participant at a sustainable natural funeral flowers floristry workshop crouches to photograph her natural funeral casket spray against the green backdrop of the Tuckshop Flowers garden in Birmingham.

“When we first started our business, funeral flowers weren’t even on our radar. That all changed after I had the privilege of learning from the wonderful Carole at @tuckshopflowers during her funeral floristry course. Since then, it has become a deeply meaningful part of what we do—just as important to us as wedding flowers.”
Jade, hookheath flower farm

Lauren of Lollipop's Flower Patch photographs her shareable casket spray as it sits on a woven basket in the garden at Tuckshop Flowers, Birmingham. Sustainable funeral flowers workshop.

“I’ve had a few messages today asking where I learned how to arrange this beautiful casket spray – it was with the lovely Carole of Tuckshop Flowers. I had a fabulous day at Carole’s house and in her shed of dreams. I would 100% recommend the workshop to anyone wanting to get into green funeral flowers.”
Lauren, Lollipop’s Flower patch

A florist learns how to make sustainable funeral flowers at a floristry workshop with Tuckshp Flowers in Birmingham. She's working with seasonal spring flowers to make a shareable casket spray.

“Thank you for an inspiring day. Your studio and garden is so beautiful. Easy to learn with such a great teacher and such stunning flowers.”
Lisa, Gate house florals

Why workshops are always a good idea

Workshops are a great way to inspire new ideas, to connect with fellow florists and to get some great images of yourself and your work for your portfolio. And they’re fun!