Western Australia's Iconic Floristry training provider.
We have a range of Beginner classes suitable for a new hobby or perhaps an existing Floristry enthusiast. Floristry fundamentals and foundation courses for those looking to embark on a career in Floristry as well as Advanced courses, designed for professional development to refresh or improve your existing skills. We’re also able to facilitate private tuition, competition coaching and business studies to suit your individual outcome requirements. Our tutors are Industry leading Floral Designers, focused on delivering a mature learning experience with exceptional student outcomes.
Rambling Urn Enrolment
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Returning to Floristry 101, arranging flowers in an urn shaped vessel using bird wire as the base medium inside the vessel. This is one of the most historical methods of flower arranging and we’re going to bring it into 2022. Using exceptional winter materials, we’re going to create magic with stunning local products.
This course is ideal for beginners, or experienced hobbyists wishing to develop existing skills.
Available dates:
Thursday 21st July 2022 10am-12pm
Thursday 21st July 2022 6pm-8pm
Cost: $175 per student. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries and accessories).
Location: Matthew Landers Academy
Floral Fascinator Enrolment
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Learn how to make the most divine Floral Fascinator. Using a mix of fresh, preserved/dried and decorative materials, create a piece of wearable art under the expert guidance of wiring queen, Linda Landers. Create a design somewhere between millinery and wearable art, that will really push your creative skills.
This course is ideal for beginners, or experienced hobbyists wishing to develop existing skills.
Available dates:
Saturday 10th September 2022 9am-12pm
Cost: $175 per student. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries and accessories).
Location: Matthew Landers Academy
Seasonal Vase Design Enrolment
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Each change in season allows us to translate different varieties of beautiful botanicals into an organically conformed, vase design. Inspired by the beauty of the four seasons Summer, Autumn, Winter & Spring, we’ll create a bountiful design, using a stunning selection of the very best seasonal flowers and foliage.This course is ideal for beginners, or experienced hobbyists wishing to develop existing skills.
Available dates:
Wednesday 29th June 2022 10am-12pm
Wednesday 7th September 2022 10am-12pm
Wednesday 7th September 2022 6pm-8pm
Cost: $175 per student. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries and accessories).
Location: Matthew Landers Academy
Floral Architecture Enrolment
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Explore the inner Floral Artist in yourself and create a design that breaks new ground in art and design. Lead your eye into a new dimension of Botanical Art, creating a design that follows a different set of rules to standard Floristry. Using familiar botanicals in an unfamiliar way, create a masterpiece of architecture.
This course is ideal for beginners, or experienced hobbyists wishing to develop existing skills.
Available dates:
Tuesday 16th August 2022 10am-12pm
Cost: $175 per student. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries and accessories).
Location: Matthew Landers Academy
Everlasting Love Enrolment
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With some of the most beautiful native flowers in the world, WA offers us some exceptional materials to work with. Exploring pre-dried WA Native botanicals with a responsible amount of imported, preserved treasures, we’ll lead you to create a stunning everlasting design to show off at your workplace or in your home.
This course is ideal for beginners, or experienced hobbyists wishing to develop existing skills.
Available dates:
Monday 25th July 2022 10am-12pm
Monday 25th July 2022 6pm-8pm
Cost: $175 per student. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries and accessories).
Location: Matthew Landers Academy
Wildflower Design Enrolment
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Western Australia offers some of the most beautiful native flowers in the world. As wildflower season starts, we’ll have the opportunity to lead you through creating a beautiful design with a focus on texture, line and form. Historically, these beautiful designs will also dry naturally, making them a lovely everlasting addition to your home.
This course is ideal for beginners, or experienced hobbyists wishing to develop existing skills.
Available dates:
Wednesday 14th September 2022 10am-12pm
Wednesday 14th September 2022 6pm-8pm
Cost: $175 per student. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries and accessories).
Location: Matthew Landers Academy
Beginner's Master Class Enrolment
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Your beginner’s Master Class is the perfect toe in the water to challenge yourself (even if you don’t think you’re creative) to craft two beautiful masterpieces!
We’ll build your confidence by carefully taking you through the steps to arrange a gorgeous table arrangement and create a beautiful hand-tied bouquet with stunning seasonal botanicals.
This course is ideal for complete beginners, experienced hobbyists or those who may be assessing a potential career change.
Available dates:
Saturday 11th June 2022, 9am-12pm
Saturday 20th August 2022, 9am-12pm
Saturday 29th October 2022, 9am-12pm
Cost: $275 per student, for the complete course. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries and accessories) for both designs.
Location: Matthew Landers Academy
Flora Botanica Enrolment
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Join us for 5 inspirational classes, over 5 weeks for an ‘Introduction to Floristry’. Build your confidence exploring creative and modern techniques, empowering you with knowledge and skills of the fundamentals of Floral Design.
We’ll share 5 completely different techniques that a Florist would come across during in a working week. Valuable insights into what life is like as a professional Florist.
Week 1 – Single sided design, in ceramic vessel.
Week 2 – Hand-tied bouquet, in glass Vase.
Week 3 – Fully wired flower crown.
Week 4 – Luxury gift box presentation.
Week 5 – 360° Table Design in reusable vessel.
This course is ideal for complete beginners, experienced hobbyists or those who may be assessing a potential career change.
Available dates
Wednesday Evenings 2nd November 2022 – 30th November 2022
Cost: $750 per student, for the complete course. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries and accessories) for the 5 classes.
Payment options: $250 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 6pm – 8pm each on a Wednesday evening, across the 5 week period.
Flora Botanica Enrolment
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Come back for more with 5 inspirational classes, over 5 weeks for the ‘Foundations of Floristry’. Continue to build your confidence exploring creative and modern techniques, empowering you with knowledge and skills of the Foundations of Floral Design.
We’ll share another 5 completely different techniques that a Florist would come across during in a working week. More valuable insights into what life is like as a professional Florist.
Week 1 – Freeform Vase Design (arranging directly into glass vase)
Week 2 – Traditional Wreath (suitable for Remembrance or Christmas)
Week 3 – Floral Jewellery (wiring & gluing technique)
Week 4 – Preserved/Dried table arrangement.
Week 5 – Trending Bridal Bouquet
This course is ideal for previous Beginner level students, experienced hobbyists or those who continue to assess a potential career change.
Available dates
Saturdays 16th July 2022 – 13th August 2022
Cost: $750 per student, for the complete course. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries and accessories) for the 5 classes.
Payment options: $250 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.
Industry Ready Course Enrolment
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The on-the-job skills, and the products you learn to produce in this course, will be superior to many other formal Floristry qualifications currently available.
Some of the world’s most successful Florists aren’t formally qualified. We offer a contemporary training plan to introduce you to the current Floristry Industry and business marketplace.
We pride ourselves on ensuring our Industry Ready graduates are prepared to enter the workforce with a basic skill set of Commercial Floristry, and a passion to continue learning. You’ll be confident entering the workforce and earning an income, whilst continuing on-the-job training.
Our Alumni students have achieved great success in gaining work within the industry and also in their start-up businesses.
This course doesn’t require any previous experience and starts at complete beginner level. Any previous experience will only enhance your outcome with us.
Full Course outline/learning program available below.
Semester 2 2022 Course Outline
SEMESTER 2 2022 INTAKE
Tuesday 19th July 2022 – Tuesday 6th December 2022
Cost: $3,500 per student, for the complete course. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries, tuition, digital notes).
*except Excursion, required to purchase own materials.*
Payment: $1,000 Deposit and $250 paid each fortnight throughout the course or $3,500 if paid in full.
Location: Matthew Landers Academy
Time: 6pm-9pm
**involves 1 x Saturday class. Please check course outline above for full schedule of dates/times.
Lecturer: All lecturers on rotation.
Industry Ready Intensive Enrolment
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We offer a contemporary curriculum to introduce you to the real world, 2022 Floristry Industry and business marketplace. Providing you candid, on-the-job training to empower you foundations skills and mentor you to a commercial beginner lever to enter the Floristry industry with “the basics” under your belt.
You may wish to enter the Floristry industry at a mature age or simply want to pursue your passion/hobby more in a mature, detail focused environment. We pride ourselves on ensuring our Industry Ready students achieve their own goals and outcomes, preparing to enter the workforce with a basic skill set of Commercial Floristry, and a passion to continue learning. You’ll be confident entering the workforce, whilst continuing on-the-job training.
Many students have achieved great success in gaining work within the industry and also in their own successful businesses. We of course encourage our students to always continue learning and offer follow on courses/classes from this course.
This course is ideal for beginners, with no previous experience, ready to start at complete novice level. Any previous experience will only enhance your personal outcome.
This course is ideal for Regional or Interstate Students who would be unable to complete our standard Industry Ready Course, across its normal time frame.
Full Course outline/learning programs available below.
Available dates:
Block 1 – Wednesday 22/06/2022 – Friday 24/06/2022
Block 2 – Wednesday 24/08/2022 – Friday 26/08/2022
Block 3 – Wednesday 26/10/2022 – Friday 28/10/2022
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-4pm, each day of the 3 day block.
Lecturer: All lecturers on rotation
The Big Sh*t Enrolment
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Large scale designs require confidence and experience to be executed effectively, with care and speed. High pressure environments such as fast turnarounds can lead to your time being misused if you haven’t got the skills to maintain the pace. We take you through the steps to create three large scale designs over the course of this intensive block. From the concept, to execution, absolutely everything is covered.
You’ll complete this course with confidence and a new-found empowerment to tackle larger jobs with ease. The group exercise completed throughout this intensive block is a fantastic way to connect with peers and establish new connections to others within the industry, who like you, want to be the best they can be.
This course is only suitable for students with existing experience. If you have completed our Industry Ready courses or you have valuable outside experience and want to refresh or learn new skills, this is ideal for you.
Available dates:
Wednesday 31/08/2022 – Friday 02/09/2022
Time: 6pm-9pm each day of the 3 day block
Payment: $275 Non-refundable deposit to confirm enrolment, then, $500 payable at course commencement
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$775.00 in-full at time of enrolment.
Location: Matthew Landers Academy
Kendenup (Winter 2022) Enrolment
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Join us in Kendenup for a beginner’s Master Class with International Award-Winning florist, Matthew Landers. This is the perfect toe in the water, to challenge yourself (even if you don’t think you’re creative) to craft two beautiful masterpieces!
We’ll build your confidence by carefully guiding you through the steps to arrange a gorgeous rambling table arrangement using a chicken/bird wire base and a beautiful hand-tied bouquet in a reusable vase, both with stunning local, seasonal botanicals.
This course is ideal for complete beginners, or even experienced hobbyists.
Available date:
Saturday 18th June 2022, 1:30pm-4pm
Cost: $275 per student, for the complete course. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries and accessories) for both designs.
Note: this is the same cost as the Beginner’s Master Class held at our Academy in Perth, no cost inflation to regional destination.
Location: Kendenup Town Hall, Kendenup WA 6323
Join International Award-Winning Florist Matthew Landers for a glorious 4-hour workshop to develop, inspire and reignite yourself ahead of the busy 2022 wedding, spring and festive season.
We’ll commence the workshop focussed on learning how to develop a successful client pitch. The pitch will be focussed on trends, design, colour and how to exceed expectations and deliver to your capabilities. Building a successful client pitch is a crucial part of business in 2022 and moving forward, you’re ensuring yourself of your employer enjoy long-standing, repeat clients.
Over the course of the workshop, you’ll realise your vision and create your own Tablescape design. Using a unique colour palette, you’ll step outside of your comfort zone and develop adaptability to client needs and design exploration. Mixed mediums to be used to create the overall design to ensure development on your technical skills and speed.
This workshop is designed to invigorate and motivate you professionally. Developing your technical skills along with a refreshing approach on client interactions and how to stand out from the crowd.
This course is ideal for those with intermediate/advanced experience. If you’re an eager beginner who loves a challenge, you’re welcome to join us.
Available date:
Saturday 6th August 2022, 8am-12pm
Cost: $330 per student, for the complete workshop. This includes all materials (fresh flowers, sundries and accessories).
Location: Canberra Institute of Technology, Bruce ACT 2617
Join celebrated, International Award-Winning Australian florist and brand maverick, Matthew Landers. Whether you’re just starting out on your own journey or looking for some fresh business inspiration, Matthew Landers is delighted to share his expert knowledge to empower you and achieve your branding goals.
This workshop is a completely safe and professional space for you to come and empower yourself with exceptional “tried and tested” expert advice, along with a strong sense of community for those businesses within close proximity to each other.
You’ll be guided through 12 steps to complete a checklist for your own personal and/or business success. Comprehensive support documents will also be provided for future reference and to keep you on track, moving forward.
Create a clear and relatable plan for yourself to assist you to build the business of your dreams or develop yourself into a personality others will be flocking to see. With simple steps, achievable outcomes and no bullsh*t advice.
Available date:
Saturday 6th August 2022, 1pm-5pm
Cost: $275 per student, for the complete workshop. This includes comprehensive support materials, following the seminar.
Location: Canberra Institute of Technology, Bruce ACT 2617
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