During the first week of training, students learn the basic design forms used throughout the floral industry. Concepts studied during this stage provide the building blocks for subjects studied during the remainder of the class.

The following subjects are presented in this course: Bows (all sizes), Corsages (including wrist and hairpieces), Boutonnieres, Bud Vases, Carnation/Rose Arrangements, Colonial and Convex Curve arrangements. These presentations are constructed by the students and graded by the instructor. Since these are the basic elements in the floral industry, they will be revisited during weeks two and three.

Much time is spent practicing to refine these basic skills. Our goal is for the student to be able to reproduce these basic floral designs correctly and without hesitation by the end of the course.

The proper care in receiving, processing and storing fresh flowers is mandatory for the profitability of a flower shop. This course gives this subject detailed attention.