Winter brings a quieter kind of abundance — a gathering of richly textured branches, deep hues, and the lingering scent of herbs and evergreens. In this evocative class, you’ll create a sculptural winter arrangement in a premium glass vase, designed to celebrate the season’s raw beauty and refined stillness.
Working with fruiting branches, textural foliage, seasonal blooms, and foraged-style elements, you’ll be guided in building a design that feels both grounded and expressive. Together, we’ll explore how to create structure within a vessel, layer natural tones and textures, and let the materials lead — embracing the wabi-sabi charm of winter’s wild palette.
This is floristry that celebrates depth and mood — a perfect introduction for beginners, or a seasonal refresh for those looking to design with a more intuitive, artistic approach.
Available dates:
Thursday 31st July 2025 10am-12pm or 6pm-8pm
Cost: $195 per student. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries and accessories).
Location: Matthew Landers Academy
Romance, reimagined — soft, sculptural, and quietly expressive. In this hands-on class, you’ll create a table arrangement in a uniquely shaped vessel, exploring the gentle tension between elegance and modernity.
Using a refined palette of blush tones, muted pastels, and textural accents, you’ll be guided through the process of designing an arrangement that feels both intentional and effortlessly beautiful. Asymmetry, negative space, and form take centre stage — allowing the blooms to breathe and the vessel to become part of the story.
This class is perfect for beginners and creative hobbyists drawn to a more contemporary floral style — an invitation to explore romance in a new light, where emotion meets design in every curve and stem.
Available dates:
Thursday 7th August 2025 10am-12pm or 6pm-8pm
Cost: $195 per student. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries and accessories).
Location: Matthew Landers Academy
A celebration of scent and simplicity, Posy & Perfume invites you into the gentle world of fragrant florals and delicate design. In this sensory-focused class, you’ll create a hand-held posy — compact, romantic, and layered with naturally perfumed blooms and botanicals.
Guided by our expert florists, you’ll work with seasonal flowers known for their scent — think garden roses, herbs, and softly aromatic foliage — learning how to select, arrange, and care for them to preserve their fragrance and beauty. Alongside design technique, we’ll explore how to style your finished piece with complementary scented elements, such as fresh citrus, herbs, or naturally perfumed linen, to enhance its presence in the home.
Perfect for beginners seeking a calm, creative experience — this class is about more than arranging flowers. It’s about noticing, feeling, and creating something that lingers in the air long after the stems are placed.
Available dates:
Thursday 21st August 2025 10am-12pm or 6pm-8pm
Cost: $195 per student. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries and accessories).
Location: Matthew Landers Academy
A beautifully guided introduction to the art of floristry, our Beginner’s Master Class is designed to build your creative confidence, refine your technique, and give you a true taste of what it feels like to design with purpose — even if you’ve never touched a flower before.
In this elevated half-day experience, you’ll create not just one, but two distinct floral designs: a sculptural table arrangement and a hand-tied bouquet, using only the finest seasonal botanicals selected by our studio team. You’ll be gently guided through each step by our experienced florists — from understanding how to select and prepare your materials, to learning the design principles that bring structure, balance, and elegance to your work.
With a focus on both form and feeling, this immersive session explores the why behind each technique, not just the how — helping you create floral pieces that are both beautiful and intentional. Along the way, you’ll gain insight into composition, movement, colour harmony, and the simple yet vital techniques that extend the life of your arrangements.
Perfect for complete beginners, curious creatives, or hobbyists looking to refine their skills, this class offers a nurturing, inspiring environment to explore your potential. You’ll leave not only with two beautiful floral designs to take home, but with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to keep creating long after the class is over.
Whether you’re exploring a new hobby or testing the waters for a future in floristry, this is where it begins — with hands full of flowers, and a mind full of possibility.
Available dates:
Saturday 13th September 2025, 9am-12pm
Saturday 22nd November 2025, 9am-12pm
Cost: $330 per student, for the complete course. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries and accessories) for both designs.
Location: Matthew Landers Academy
Step into the world of floral design with our most comprehensive beginner experience — a five-week journey designed to build your confidence, spark your creativity, and offer a true glimpse into life as a florist.
Over five inspiring sessions, you’ll explore a range of professional techniques — each reflecting a different challenge or creative moment a florist might encounter in a working week. With expert guidance and premium materials, you’ll create five unique designs that showcase the fundamentals of modern floral artistry.
What you’ll create:
Week 1 – A front-facing arrangement in a ceramic vessel
Week 2 – A hand-tied bouquet presented in a glass vase
Week 3 – A fully wired floral crown
Week 4 – A luxury gift-boxed floral design
Week 5 – A 360 table arrangement in a reusable vessel
This course is ideal for complete beginners, curious creatives, or hobbyists exploring the next step. Many students find it’s not just a course — but a turning point, often becoming the first step toward a career in floristry.
Available dates
Saturdays 26th July – 23rd August 2025
Cost: $875 per student, for the complete course. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries and accessories) for the 5 classes.
Payment options: $375 non-refundable Deposit and $100 paid each week throughout the course or in-full at the time of booking.
Location: Matthew Landers Academy
Time: The course runs from 10am – 12pm each Saturday, across the 5 week period.
Semester 2 2025 Course Outline
If you’re ready to turn your passion for flowers into a career, this is the course that will take you there.
Our 20-week Industry Ready Course is a comprehensive, hands-on training program designed to prepare you for immediate entry into the floristry workforce — or to launch your own floral business with confidence.
This is not a traditional classroom experience. You’ll be trained in real-world design techniques and industry practices that reflect what it actually means to work as a florist today. From everyday commercial floristry to premium event work, you’ll gain the skills, speed, and creative insight that florists use on the job — every day.
Unlike many formal qualifications, our contemporary training plan is built around the realities of today’s floral industry. We don’t just teach technique — we build resilience, problem-solving, and the mindset required to thrive in a fast-paced, creative career.
No previous experience is required — we start at beginner level and progress quickly, with personalised support from experienced florists every step of the way. Past students have gone on to gain employment in leading studios, freelance with confidence, or launch their own businesses.
If you’re ready to take floristry seriously — and build a future in the industry — this is your first step.
Full course outline available above.
SEMESTER 2 2025 INTAKE
Saturdays 26th July 2025 – 13th December 2025
Cost: $3,900 per student, for the complete course. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries, tuition, digital notes).
*except Excursion, required to purchase own materials.*
Payment: $1,250 Deposit and $265 paid every second lesson throughout the course or $3,900 if paid in full.
Location: Matthew Landers Academy
Time: Saturday – refer to Course Outline as there are two dates with double classes
Lecturer: All lecturers on rotation.
Block 1 Course Outline
Block 2 Course Outline
Block 3 Course Outline
For those who need flexibility without compromising on quality, our Intensive Format delivers the same comprehensive training as our 20-week program — condensed into three focused blocks of immersive, in-person learning.
This accelerated version of our flagship course is designed for regional, interstate, or time-poor students who want to fast-track their floristry journey. Across three intensives, you’ll gain practical, real-world skills in commercial floristry, from foundational techniques to premium presentation — all taught in a mature, detail-oriented learning environment.
Our contemporary curriculum reflects the real-world pace and demands of today’s floristry industry. You’ll leave with not only a solid skill set but also the confidence to enter the workforce, freelance, or begin building your own floral business — supported by a network of mentors and an ongoing culture of learning.
Whether you’re entering the industry at a later stage in life or simply ready to invest deeply in your passion, this course is structured to help you succeed — with many of our graduates now working across the country or running successful businesses of their own.
No previous experience is required. Just commitment, curiosity, and a love of flowers.
Full course outline available above.
Available dates:
Block 2 – Monday 11/08/2025 – Wednesday 13/08/2025
Block 3 – Monday 20/10/2025 – Wednesday 22/10/2025
Block 1 – Monday 08/12/2025 – Wednesday 10/12/2025
These blocks can be completed in any order, however, all 3 blocks must be completed for a certificate to be issued.
Cost: $1,320 per student, per block. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries, tuition, digital notes).
Payment (per block): $320 non-refundable Deposit and $1,000 paid on first day of training or Paid in-full at time of booking.
Location: Matthew Landers Academy
Time: Each class runs from 10am-3pm, each day of the 3 day block.
Lecturer: All lecturers on rotation
A two-day deep dive into the scale, structure, and strategy behind delivering large-scale florals — confidently, creatively, and profitably.
Designed for florists ready to level up, The Big Shit is our advanced short course focused on the high-impact world of weddings and events. You’ll work collaboratively and individually across a series of large-scale installations, developing both your technical skill and creative confidence in real-world formats.
Across two intensive days, you’ll:
– Design and install a group-based hanging installation
– Construct a ceremonial arbour or statement entrance piece
– Create a large-scale table centrepiece as a solo design
– Bring all designs together to form a cohesive, styled event space
Beyond flowers, this course gives you insight into the full production pipeline — from quoting and concepting to mechanics, transport, staging, and safe dismantling. We’ll explore what it takes to truly stand out in the competitive events space, while staying commercially viable.
Held in an intimate format, this course offers close support, honest feedback, and plenty of hands-on learning with 1:1 access to your tutors throughout.
Ideal for graduates of our Industry Ready Course or florists with Certificate II-equivalent experience who are serious about scaling up.
Full course outline available above.
Available dates:
Friday 8th August – Saturday 9th August 2025
Cost: $990 per student. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries, tuition, digital notes) for group and individual activities.
Payment (per block): $440 non-refundable Deposit and $550 balance paid on first day of training or Paid in-full at time of booking.
Location: Matthew Landers Academy
Time: Refer to Course Outline
Lecturer: All lecturers
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