Classes for Everyone
- Flowery Yoga

Have you always wanted to create a centerpiece, a special gift or just make a beautiful floral arrangement for yourself? Our workshops are designed to help you learn the elements and principles of flower arranging and answer these frequently asked questions:    ·       How can I create a simple yet elegant line design with flowers?  ·       How do I maintain my arrangement for long-lasting beauty and freshness?  ·       How do I harmonize flower size, color and shape that will complement the theme?  ·       How can I put a unique wrapping bouquet? Join us for one of our monthly floral design workshops and learn how to make your own beautiful arrangement. Each class is designed to accommodate various skill levels, from beginners to experienced designers. You'll learn to work with a bountiful array of high quality seasonal flowers, foliages, fruits and vegetables artistically designed in an elegant container. Our instructors will share wonderful hints and creative ideas for bringing the best of the season into your home, and then lead you as you create your own arrangement. Students take home their individual creations to keep or give as a gift. Make a party out of it and bring along a friend!

About Instructors

  
    Jeanne Ha, AIFD, CFD

Jeanne is an owner of Park Florist and has been teaching her floral design classes for three years and mentored and inspired numbers of floral designers. She will be inducted as a member of American Institute of Floral Designer in 2010 summer, as well as a certified floral designer by AIFD. She has Asian floral design back ground learned from her Aunt Wee Park, who has been an amazing floral designer and owner of Park Florist for 16 years. Jeanne studied with world most known floral designers, Hitomi Gilliam, AIFD, Mary Lind Horn, AIFD, Jim Johnson, AIFD, Lottie Nys, AIFD at Designing for Excellence program at Texas, 2007. She assisted various floral designers for their design shows such as Hitomi Gilliam. She attended Teleflora Life! educational program at Philadelphia, 2007 and studied with Marie Ackerman, AIFD, Hitomi Gilliam, AIFD, Kevin Ylvisaker, AIFD, just to name few. Jeanne also participated in numerous competitions such as the Capital Cup, Middle Atlantic Florists Association Competitions, and won the first place for a silk design in 2006. She attended the National Symposium of American Institute of Floral Designers in 2009 and is accredited as a certified designer. Currently Jeanne serves as secretary in the board of Teleflora MD-VA-CD unit.

Most of all, Jeanne enjoys teaching and has a real passion to show how one can create a beautiful flower design as seen in magazines. She is “overflowering” idea bank and has the technique to make them happen. She loves to share her passion with her students!

 
David Shover AIFD, CFD, AAF, PFCI

 Through the drama and elegance of his work, David Shover AIFD, AAF, PFCI, shows he is a true professional.  His career began in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, where he quickly demonstrated his potential.  Desiring to reach out for a greater challenge, in 1985, he moved to the nation's capitol, Washington DC and found a whole new dimension in floral design.

 As a freelance design artist, Floral Instructor at both the Community College of Baltimore County and Anne Arundel Community College, David has achieved a wealth of accomplishments.  He is the instructor of the “Fun With Flowers” public floral design classes.  In 1998, he was inducted into the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) and is  a Past President for AIFD's Southern Regional Chapter, as well as former editor of “Focal Points”, AIFD's national newsletter and “Accents”, AIFD's Southern newsletter.  David has served as chairperson for the “AIFD Across America” symposium for the Southern Regional Chapter, as well as co-chair at the NE/SO AIFD Symposium that was held in Crystal City, Virginia.  With his professional accomplishments he was inducted into the American Academy of Floriculture and the Professional Floral Communicators International where he served as chairman for that organization.  David won the Magicsilk/Karisma National Silk Flower Design Contest, and also is a winner of the Flowers & magazine design contest.  He has held the office of president for the Middle Atlantic Florist Association and is current serving on the board of directors.  David has been a featured designer for AIFD National Symposium.  He has also held the position of president for the DC-MD-VA Unit of Teleflora.  He is currently serving as an honorary board member for the unit. David was a member of Teleflora's acclaimed team of Endorsed Designers.   In his floral career David has had the opportunity to design in many different states as well as Puerto Rico.  His designs have been featured in the “Flowers &” magazine as well as the MD issues of Brides Magazine.

In his studies of floral commentary, visual merchandising, Ikebana, and European design, David has shown outstanding creative design talents.  He has won the DC-MD-VA Teleflora's Capital Cup and Middle Atlantic Floral Association's Silk Design Contest.  In addition, David was a designer at the 1989 Presidential Inauguration, Sak's Fifth Avenue opening, Lord and Taylor Design Show, and Bloomingdale's Bridal Fair in Washington, DC.  With enthusiasm and motivation in both learning and teaching, David will continue to expand his horizons throughout his career in promoting education in the floral industry. 

2011 Workshop Schedule

6:30pm at Park Florist (6921 Laurel Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912)

(Please note that schedule can be changed. Check often.)

Tuition and Fee

There is $20 tuition for workshops and material fee is charged differently for each class as listed above. We offer 15% discount when you purchase more than 2 sessions at a time.  You can also save 15% when you and a friend sign up the same class together(both you and your friend).  Special holiday workshops are offered with free instruction.  For those workshops (as marked with * above), the course fee is for materials only.  Since holiday classes use high quality, rare and exotic flowers for almost the same amount of money as a regular class, this is an excellent bargain and our little holiday gift to you. Ask for the gift certificate if you'd like to buy the workshops as gift .

Registration

Class size is very limited for individual attention and pre-registration and pre-payment are required. Please call 301-270-1848 or email to Jeanne@ParkFlorist.us to register and we will confirm with you for your spot. We accept registration till the scheduled class date as long as we have space but we cannot accept walk-ins. Please call in or email and get confirmed before you come. Class can be canceled and in that case, only the registered students will get noticed through emails and phone calls. If you want to be informed about the future classes, please also email Jeanne@ParkFlorist.us or call, so that we can put you in the list.

 Floral tool “Starter kit” is available for your purchase at Park Florist-including 1 floral knife, 1 bunch cutter, 1 roll of floral tape, a tube of floral adhesive. $29 ($20 special price for class students).

 Floral tool “Starter kit” is available for your purchase at Park Florist-including 1 floral knife, 1 bunch cutter, 1 roll of floral tape, a tube of floral adhesive. $29 ($20 special price for class students).