Flower Arranging for Beginners - West Bridgford Library - Adult Learning

West Bridgford Library, West Bridgford

Date	22 January - 5 February 2026
Sessions	Thursdays: 12:30pm - 2:30pm
No. sessions	3
Venue	West Bridgford Library, West Bridgford View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	FREE - £24

About this course

Over the course you will learn the names and identities of different flowers and foliage, how to cut and prepare them, and how to create beautiful arrangements.

This course will benefit your mental health as you focus on nature and flowers. We will also look at how to price an arrangement to sell.

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

Identify and name flowers and foliage used.
List five basic floral designs.
Produce several unique designs.
Explain how to prepare flowers and foliage.
Discover newfound confidence by finding your creative side in a relaxing learning environment with like-minded people.
Turn your hobby of flower arranging into skill.

What you will need to bring to the course:

1 bunch of roses from the supermarket or florist

Oasis foam for fresh flowers

Foliage from the garden

Small container or saucer to display the flowers in

Booking your place and fee information

If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Greater London
Greater Manchester
Liverpool City Region
Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
Tees Valley
West of England
West Midlands
West Yorkshire

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course
Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office
You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014