Floral Design Classes

Learn practical floral design skills that you can use at home with our fun workshops in pavé floral design. From beginners to experienced floral designers, there is something for everyone in our classes. Learn how to build the foundation for your floral arrangement so that everything stays where you want it, how to add perfect finishing touches that will make your arrangements pop, as well as tricks of the trade that will have you designing like a pro. We share trade secrets that will help your flowers last longer, no matter where you buy them. At the end of the evening, you will take home an Instagram-worthy floral arrangement valued at $170 that you have created and a gift bag of tools worth $25 so that you can create beautiful arrangements at home.

We were the first florist in Seattle to offer floral design classes to the public. It began in 2007 when a customer asked if we could help her celebrate her birthday with some friends by teaching them how to make flower arrangements. Since then hundreds of students have taken our classes and learned valuable tips and techniques to create beautiful and long-lasting arrangements. Our methods are simple, and the techniques are easy to put into use in most styles of floral design. Many of our students have gone on to pursue a career in floral design, while others have put their new skills to use creating beautiful arrangements for personal enjoyment and gifts.

Click Here to read what past students have written about our classes.

Texture Box Classes

Our Texture Box classes are an opportunity that can only be found here. We created the first small Texture Boxes in 2010 as a unique design to sell in the boutique that we ran in the Downtown Seattle Nordstrom flagship store at the time. They were an immediate hit! Once we added them to our website they sold so quickly that we kept adding more sizes as well as the slightly more refined Texture Bowls. Now our exclusive Texture Collection is one in every four of our online sales. They are even award winners: In 2022, a Texture Box by our Creative Director, Leigh Grossman, won both First Place and the People’s Choice Award in the Foraged and Found design competition put on by the Northwest Chapter of the American Institute of Floral Designers.

After many, many requests for a class teaching how to make a Texture Box, Leigh finally agreed to give it a try in 2018. Starting with that first class, every space in our Texture Box classes has sold out. We offer them several times a year, changing them up with the seasons. Everything is supplied for you to create a beautiful Texture Box worth $140 that reflects your personal style. We also give you instructions on planting the succulents from your Texture Box so that you may continue to enjoying them long after the flowers have faded. The box and liner can be reused to create your own designs at home.

You can see our entire Texture Collection here.

Schedule

Our class schedule follows the seasons of the year, beginning with our Spring Texture Box class in March which is followed by our Tulip Floral Design Class in April. After Mother’s Day is our most popular floral design class: Peonies. We typically begin with two sessions of the Peonies Class and add additional classes as they fill up. During the summer dahlias take center stage in the pavé floral design class, ball form of dahlias in particular for their longer vase-life. October has us hosting two classes: The Fall Texture Box Class and the Fall Focus Class. Both classes emphasize the colors and textures of autumn. We really bring the holiday spirit in December with our Holiday Texture Box class and the Holiday Wreath Decorating class.

2025 Schedule

*** The peony classes on May 29th and June 12th are both full now

If a particular class that you would like to register for is full, there are frequently cancellations up to the day of the class. You can email us to be added to the waitlist, and we will contact you if a space opens.

Below you will find information on class prices, gift certificates, private classes and parties, and more. If you still have questions, many of them will be answered on the Floral Design Class FAQs page. You can also call us at (206) 329-3944 or send us an email.

Cost

Registration for our pavé floral design classes is $195 or $180 each when two or more people register for the same class, or when you register for any two or more pavé classes at the same time. The Texture Box classes are $135 per person. The Holiday Wreath Decorating class is $175, We offer it once per year to just eight lucky students.

You may register through our online shop or by calling us at (206) 329-3944.

Gift Certificates

Floral design classes make a great gift! They are easy to wrap that will give the recipient skills that will last a lifetime. Gift certificates may be purchased by calling the studio at (206) 329-3944.

Private Classes and Parties

We love teaching private classes for groups. Our studio and cutting garden make a wonderful venue for showers, parties and team building events and can also teach off-site. In addition to floral design classes, we also offer classes in creating your own succulent garden.

Private classes are available for groups of six or more. You may bring your own food and wine or have your class catered. Pricing for private classes varies depending on class size, location, and itinerary. Call or email with the details of what you had in mind and we can create a customized class just for you. More details about private classes may be found on the Classes FAQ page.

Safety Protocols

We have had an air purifier installed in our HVAC system that filters the entire building. At this stage of the pandemic, whether or not to wear a mask in public is a personal choice. Students who will be more comfortable wearing a mask during class are welcome to do so without fear of being judged.

Speaking Engagements and Demonstrations

Miles has had the pleasure of speaking before garden clubs and other organizations as well as appearing on New Day Northwest on King5 TV. He would love to have the opportunity to share his passion for floral design, what he grows in his own cutting garden, how to make your own cut flowers last longer or current trends in floral design, especially the trend of using foraged and local flowers. If you would like to have Miles as a guest speaker for your group email him using the link on our contacts page with details such as possible dates, topics you think that your group would enjoy hearing about, and if you are seeking a lecture, class, demonstration or a combination.

Here is what some of our students have said about our classes:

Kind Words

You were absolutely fantastic!!! I just had the best time being the “Special Ed” student of the class. Everyone’s project turned out beautifully. What patience you have and the feedback was terrific!
My favorite part- was your humor Miles. Even though I have very little design skills and needed extra help, I left the class with an Instagram worthy piece!
Lol I promise not to replace the dianthus with a died rainbow rose!
And that chocolate- num num!
I will take your recommendation and sign up for your pave class.
Happy foraging!

- Krista N. (10-13-2023)

I attended the June 2nd Peony workshop - learned a lot and thoroughly enjoyed myself. Instructor and owner, Miles, is a great instructor - personable, endless knowledge and generous with his time. Thanks to Miles' tutelage, we all took home gorgeous peony arrangements. Peonies are a favorite of mine, but I would have taken a dandelion workshop, just to attend a Fiori workshop. I'm signed up for the Texture Box class on 6/23 and can't wait. :)

- Debra T. (06-15-2022)

I have had the distinct pleasure of ordering and receiving floral creations from Fiori Floral Designs and Miles Johnson on multiple occasions and the arrangements are always breath taking, original in design, long lasting and an absolute bright spot in my home and day. Knowing the quality of design of Fiori creations I was privileged to take a peony arranging class from Miles and I learned more than I had any idea I did not know about flower arranging. Miles patiently demonstrated one technique after another, provided us with all needed materials to include flowers and arranging tools. I was astounded and delighted with the results. I went home that evening with much more than a beautiful arrangement; I left with the confidence, knowledge and tools to continue making lovely floral arrangements for friends and myself. The class was a truly enlightening and uplifting experience that I value greatly to this day. I highly recommend Fiori Floral Designs to all my family and friends and now to you in this review.

- Mary M. (06-06-2017)

I took a class and had a great time learning and making a beautiful arrangement, for sure it won't be my only class.

5 stars

- Nayeli S. (06-16-2017)

Thank you for such a wonderful class on Tuesday night. You are a great teacher, and I truly appreciated your tips and thoughtful supplies. I look forward to future classes with Fiori!

- Tara S.