Flower Arranging for Beginners - Bingham Library - Adult Learning

Bingham Library, Bingham

Date	30 April - 21 May 2026
Sessions	Thursdays: 1pm - 3pm
No. sessions	4
Venue	Bingham Library, Bingham View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	FREE - £32

About this course

Have you ever wanted to learn the art of flower arranging? Each week you will learn an innovative design with step-by-step guidance and advice. Delight your friends and family with a new hobby and make flower arrangements to give as gifts or sell. 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.

Please bring to the course with you:-

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

Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.