Blooming News
Here you can read our seasonal school newsletter Blooming News, plus the latest school news, and recently published articles about us!
You are invited to our End of Course Major Displays
On Tuesday 29th November, Wednesday 30th November or December 3rd December, Commercial Course graduates will be displaying their end of term work from 2.30pm to 4.30pm.
Please come and join us to celebrate our student's course completion and view their end of course Major Displays.
Click here for details.
Monday 31st October
Being a florist is a hot topic right now so we've been in the news again this week. Director Barbara Pollak was asked about the bold new trends in floristry- hot chaotic colours on both the catwalk and the florist.
Read about it now.
Sunday 16th October
PSF graduate Emily Butcher was in the news last Sunday telling the story of her journey into the beautiful world of flowers - we thought you'd like to read the article too.
OPEN DAY COMPETITIONS 2011
Congratulations to all students who participated in our OPEN DAY competitions. The standard of work was fabulous and caused many amazed comments from onlookers - they could hardly believe the designers were students as everything was so professional!
List of Winners
Term 4 students, Graduates and Open Competition
These participants competed in the Mystery Box Competition to create a Corporate Reception design in a vase from long lasting flowers and materials.
And the winners were:
1st place - Inzali Shwe
2nd place - Sophie Botterhill
3rd place- Sam Prior
Highly Commended- Dale Weinert
Term 3 Students
These students were given the brief to design a hand-tied bridal bouquet incorporating roses. Each student was given the same flowers and materials to work with but everyone came up with uniqiue style and design.
And the winners were:
1st place- Angela Dunne
2nd place- Fransiska Laksmono
3rd place - Jayne Williams
Highly Commended- Hannah Gillespie
Term 2 Students
Designed at home by the students their flowers were delivered to Open Day for display and judging! Their brief was to design a spring wreath.
And the winners were:
1st place- Coralie Pierre
2nd place- Zoya Valisheva
3rd place - Danielle Fletcher
Term 1 Students
Using seasonal blooms the budding designers created pretty spring posies for display and judging on Open Day.
1st place - Jan Lewis
2nd place - Derryn Goodman
3rd place - Margaret Sarpi
The winner of the draw for a Full Day Styling Session was Helen Manning.
Thanks again to all participants.
Invitation to End of Course Major Display Exhibition September 2011
Please come and join us to celebrate our students’ completion of the Pearsons School of Floristry Commercial Design Course and to view their End of Course Major Displays.
When: Thursday 15th September and Saturday 17th September 2011
Time: 2.30pm to 4.00pm
Where: Pearsons School of Floristry, 50 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst (enter via Pearsons Florist)
Open the Invitation
Budding Florist of the Term - Term 2 - 2011
Congratulations to Zoe Green- winner of the Budding Florist of the Term for Term 2 2011. She sent a gorgeous picture of her work!
See our gallery for all the fascinating work submitted by our students...
Blooming News - Winter 2011 - Read all about it!
Read about our students & trainers, find out what they do when they finish the course, find out what's happening in the world of floristry. It's all in PSF blooming news. OUT NOW!
Download your blooming news here: Blooming News Winter 2011
Invitation to End of Course Major Display Exhibition June 2011
Please come and join us to celebrate our students' completion of the Pearsons School of Floristry Commercial Design Course. Click on the image below for details.
Budding Florist of the Term - Term 1 - 2011
Congratulations to Ayumi Sakamoto - winner of the Budding Florist of the Term for a beautiful wedding bouquet.
See our gallery for all the fascinating work submitted by our students...
End of Course - Major Displays - April 2011
The latest crop of Sydney florists to complete their one year course at PSF showcased their creativity, skills and talents at our City Campus. Inspiration for the End of Course Displays was drawn from parties for special occasions, weddings and of course our students own imaginations.
See more images here.....
GARDENS IN FOCUS EXHIBITION
Lion Gate Lodge, The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney
Thursday 7 –Sunday 17 April, 10am–4pm daily. FREE ENTRY!
A free public exhibition of the highly commended and winning photos from the Gardens in Focus competition will run from the 7th -17th April 2011 in the Lion Gate Lodge in the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.
Over 20 Botanic Gardens around Australia are showcased in the Gardens in Focus photography competition.
For more information please contact Friends of The Gardens on 9231 8182, or email friends@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
Blooming News - Autumn 2011 - out now!
Download your free copy of the PSF Blooming News and read all about our latest graduates, budding students, new courses and inspirational events in the wonderful world of flowers.
Download your blooming news here: Blooming News Autumn 2011
Latest News
PSF Graduation March 2011
Congratulations to our PCDC students from 2009 and 2010 who have completed their studies and graduated on March 9th 2011. It was a lovely evening with stunning demonstrations from French designer Marc Maurier and inspirational speeches from Lilly Edmunds from Interflora and Chris Doblo a 2010 graduate.
Family and friends toasted our graduates, congratulating them on reaching this floral milestone and celebrating their future journeys in the wonderful world of floristry.
Special congratulations to our Student of the Year 2010 - Marilyn Grant and our Professional Floristry Association (PFA) award winner Julie Fitzhugh.
Pictured are class nominees for Student of the Year with winner Marilyn Grant pictured centre with trophy.
Marc Maurier - Fabulous French florist - Graduation floral demonstration
Watch Pearsons Florist on Youtube and enjoy a preview of some of our favourite trainers.
Debra Dwyer introduces us to make Strauss Bouquets.
Marc shows us how to look after roses.
Enjoy a view of the Sydney Flower Markets.
Pearsons School of Floristry featured in The Daily Telegraph!
Congratulations Silvia!
A big congratulations to PSF student Silvia Slosavaro who was recently awarded NSW 1st place in the National Floristry Design Competition. The prestigious competition is now running in its 10th year and focuses on promoting Australian flora.
This year’s theme was Wedding Vows and Silvia’s arrangement featured pink pale roses, eucalyptus and blushing bride. Silvia entered the competition after hearing it through the Pearsons School of Floristry.
Silvia won $100 and a photo of her arrangement is featured in the December issue of Australian Flower Industry magazine.
Silvia reveals, "My inspiration for the arrangement was that I love wedding arrangements. I heard about the Wild Flower Competition through Pearsons and I thought it would be a great opportunity to enter some of my work, and put together something that reflected by passion for flowers."
Well done Silvia and all the best for a blossoming 2011!
End of Course Displays - December 2010
The latest crop of Sydney florists to complete their Pearsons Commercial Design Certificate showcased their creativity, skills and talents at our City Campus. Inspiration for the End of Course Displays was drawn from Mexcio to Modern Art, and from China to Lady GaGa!
Congratulations to all our completing students on your fabulous work. Click here more for photos...
Blooming News- Summer 2011- Out now!
Download your FREE copy of Blooming News Summer 2011. In this issue: Student News, Upcoming Styling Workshops and What's On in the world of flowers...
Blooming News - Spring 2010 - Out now!
Enjoy spring's best blooms, styling tips, what's happening in the wonderful world of flowers and this season's profile of one of our super graduates.
Download here: Blooming News Spring 2010.pdf
Pearsons School of Floristry in the news!
Did you see Pearsons School of Floristry in the Sydney Morning Herald's Essential Style, 1 July 2010?
Take a look - click here!
Floral Styling Tips for Winter
Winter is a great time to bring a little of the outdoors into your home. To learn how to create a simple Winter White Basket design in 4 easy steps, click here!
Floral Styling for Winter by Pearsons Florist.pdf
Blooming News - Winter 2010 - Out now!
In this edition, we bring you up to date on the colder weather's best blooms, styling tips, what's happening in the wonderful world of flowers and this season we profile of one of our super trainees.
Download here; Blooming News Winter 2010.pdf
Children with Cerebral Palsy say "Thanks Mum!"
Just in time for Mother's Day, a group of young children at The Spastic Centre in Sydney created their own flower arrangements with help from our trainer Amanda, pictured below.
Pearsons have supported The Spastic Centre for seven years and will donate $10 from every flower order when customers mention The Spastic Centre when ordering in-store, online or on the phone.
Click here to order flowers from Pearsons Florist.
Blooming News - Autumn 2010 - Out now!
In this edition, we bring you up to date on this seasons best blooms and trends, what's happening in the wonderful world of flowers and of course a profile of one of our super graduates.
Download here; Blooming News Autumn 2010.pdf
Blooming News - Summer 2009 - Out now!
In this edition, we showcase our latest graduates end of your exhibits, as well as tell you about our new courses "Courses for fun" in 2010 and more...
Download here: Blooming News Summer 2009 edition.pdf
Blooming News - Spring 2009 - Out now!
In this edition we bring you the latest on our students end of year exhibits, photos of Flora Australis weekend, our Open Day 2009 and more...
Download here: Spring 2009 Blooming News.pdf
Might and Power Race Day - The Spastic Centre
Students from our Commercial course assisted the annual fundraising event of The Spastic Centre - Might and Power Race Day by creating the floral creations below.
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Blooming News - Winter 2009 - Out now!
Find all the latest news that's been happening in the school in this season's edition of Blooming News! See the entries for the Royal Easter Show competition, Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show and the latest from our recent Enrichment evening.
Download here: 2009 Winter Blooming News.pdf
Enrichment Evening - June 11, 2009
Pearsons School of Floristry hosted their annual Enrichment Evening specially designed for Module 4 Commercial Course students. We had a panel of industry speakers as well as past students who have started their own floristry businesses since graduating from Pearsons Commercial Course. It was a great forum for students to ask questions and gain more knowledge for what to expect after finishing their courses.
We also had a guest demonstrator Helmut Schuster - Master Florist from Germany who inspired all the florists for the evening with his incredible creations!
Register for Helmut's Professional One Day workshop on June 28, 2009 to learn new floral techniques! For more information, contact the school on 9550 7755.
Royal Easter Show Competition
Congratulations to our very own Emma Fernandez (trainer at Pearsons School of Floristry and florist) for winning First Prize at the Royal Easter show for Certificate 4 floristry students last Sunday 19th April 2009.
The competition brief was to design a fully wired bouquet of fresh flowers to be carried by a bride, as well as an elaborate arrangement to complement the bouquet for a fairy tale wedding.
Check out Emma's award-winning creations below inspired by the fairy tale Rapunzel. For the bouquet, Emma created a frame made out of dogwood branches embellished with fresh wired flowers of dendrobium orchids, calla lilies, hydrangea, liriope, xanadu foliage and pink peppercorns.
To complement this striking bouquet, her arrangement comprised of the same materials creating these two stunning award winning floral pieces!
Well done Emma!
Blooming News - Autumn 2009 - Out now!
Download your latest edition of Blooming News! Stories include upcoming competitions for Royal Easter Show, latest school events, upcoming workshops and seminars and graduation information.
Download here: PSF Blooming News Autumn 2009.pdf
Blooming News - Summer 2009: Out now!
Download your FREE copy of Blooming News! This edition includes all the latest school news, events, DIY decorations and photos from our recent student competitions.
Download here: PSF Blooming News Summer 2009.pdf