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MOST BEAUTIFUL FLOWER SCHOOLS

If you’ve been craving more time with nature and more time to use your hands along with your head… if you would love to slow down for a little chunk of time and learn something new -- something beautiful, think flower design workshops.

Whether you want to casually play with flower arrangements from your home, are inspired by an upcoming wedding, are curious about the art of ikebana, or you want to try your hand at becoming a flower entrepreneur, there is a whole crop of flower classes to choose from.

Some classes are taught by premier celebrity floral designers, while others are taught by farmers and artists.

We’ve gathered a small, curated-for-beauty list of floral design workshops to share with you.

Woman carries bouquet of flowers, by Sarah Ryhanen, of Farm at World’s End.

Image: Wildflower bouquet. Bouquet by Sarah Ryhanen, of Saipua and Farm at World’s End Courtesy of Saipua.

Farm at World’s End, near Albany, New York, offers Floret Workshops, where you can learn step-by-step how to grow, harvest and sell stunning flowers. Whether you’re a novice or a pro, you can up your game.

Sarah Ryhanen, founder of the Farm, is also founder of Saipua, an inspiring flower shop in Red Hook, Brooklyn and she is co-founder of The Little Flower School (see below).

Check out Ryhanen’s Instagram account, where you and over 100,000 of her other followers can always see incredible new flower arrangements to spark your ideas.

Lush floral arrangement at Little Flower School.

Image: Floral arrangement. Courtesy of Little Flower School.

Little Flower School is the traveling teaching project of Nicolette Owen, of Nicolette Camille, a sweet custom floral design studio in Brooklyn. LFS was co-founded with Sarah Ryhanen, of Farm at World’s End and Floret Workshops (above) to connect the worldwide community of floral designers, artists, makers, and flower lovers through collaboration, teaching, and friendship.

Dramatic floral arrangement at Little Flower School.

Image: Floral arrangement. Courtesy of Little Flower School.

An avid traveler, Owen brings ideas, specimens, and perspectives gathered from around the world. She is well-known for her natural, spontaneous, garden-focused floral designs.

Classes are seasonally oriented and often exalt a particular flower or design concept.

Check out Owen’s book “Bringing Nature Home” (Rizzoli).

Large bright pink flower arrangement by Lewis Miller Design.

Image: by Don Freeman Photography. Flower arrangement by Lewis Miller. Courtesy of Lewis Miller Design.

Lewis Miller’s lush flower arrangements have a fashion edge. With floral designs for Chanel, Vogue, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. They also have a street edge. Miller’s “Flower Flashes” decorate the streets in New York City, with random pop up displays made from leftover flowers -- like floral graffiti. He’s known as the “Banksy of Flowers” and the “Florist-Bandit.”

Lately, Miller prefers arrangements that feel more natural, with “humbler flower,” like zinnias, baby’s breath, hellebores, and sweet peas.

Miller offers workshops to share his knowledge. He’s taught special classes at FlowerSchool New York (below) and at the Whitby Hotel.

Purple flower arrangement by Lindsey Taylor.

Image: Floral arrangement. Floral arrangement by Lindsey Taylor. Courtesy of Lindsey Taylor Gardens.

Lindsey Taylor is a Manhattan-based garden designer, floral stylist, and writer. She curates Flower School News, a regular column in the Wall Street Journal, which features arrangements designed by master florists. She also teaches floral design at Flower School NY.

Taylor, who is known for her well-edited color palette, extensive horticultural knowledge, and interesting plant choice, always has something to teach us.

Educated at Cornell University and the New York Botanical Garden landscape design programs, Taylor has served as garden editor at Garden Design and Martha Stewart Living. She is also a regular contributor toRodale’s Organic Life, the New York Times T Magazine, and Gardenista.

Image: Floral design class at FlowerSchool New York.

FlowerSchool New York is a top flower school if you want some serious exposure to the world of contemporary floral arranging. Here, you’ll find a vast array of floral design classes, taught by some of the best floral designers in the world.

Image: Private Floral Design Class at FlowerSchool New York. Courtesy of FlowerSchool New York.

FlowerSchool’s signatureMaster Class Series offers single two-hour classes taught by Master Florists, including Ariella Chezar, author of Flowers for the Table and The Flower Workshop, British royal florist Shane Connolly, Olivier Giugni of floral design atelier L’Olivier, celebrity floral designer Oscar Mora, Lewis Miller, and Bella Meyer, Founder and Creative Director of fleursBELLA and granddaughter of Marc Chagall -- among other Master teachers.

Students arrange bouquets at Floral Design Class at FlowerSchool New York.

Image: Private Floral Design Class at FlowerSchool New York. Courtesy of FlowerSchool New York.

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All white flower arrangement by Lewis Miller.

Image: Flower arrangement by Lewis Miller. Courtesy of Lewis Miller Design.

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Floral arrangement with poppies and Queen Anne’s Lace, by Saipua.

Image: Floral arrangement. Courtesy of Saipua.