Author Archives: Mike

Ready for a flower arranging competition? Theo Boerma Cup 2026: 100% Organic; 100% Creativity!

International flower arranging competition at the Boerma Instituut The Theo Boerma Cup returns in 2026 [...]

How to Become a Florist | Start Your Floral Career in Holland

If you are wondering how to become a florist, the good news is that you [...]

Boerma Instituut Youtube Channel

For anyone interested in floristry, the Boerma Instituut has an active Youtube Channel with tons [...]

Coverage of the World Cup Floral Art 2025 in the Hague

The World Cup Floral Art 2025 begins on Thursday, August 28, 2025, bringing the world’s [...]

Gregor Lersch Master Class in Tokyo & More!

On Wednesday, May 28 & Thursday, May 29 Gregor Lersch will be going to Tokyo [...]

Mark Pampling, Master of Modern Minimalisme will return to the Boerma Instituut!

In January, Australian Master Florist Mark Pampling returns to the Boerma Institute to conduct a [...]

Want to come to the Boerma Instituut? Here’s some tips & tricks!

Every year many prospective florists travel to the Boerma Instituut from all over the world. [...]

New Master Class on Colors

Color is probably the first thing you will see when looking at an object. It [...]

Aleksandra Flak wins the Theo Boerma Cup 2024!

Theo Boerma Cup Competitors Group Photo together with the judges and Jacqueline BoermaIt was an [...]

Open House Friday September 6th

Interested to see how it is to study floristry with us? On Friday, September 6th, [...]

Special Floral Event Design by two American Event Specialists!

Everything is bigger in the US, and as many florists know so are the weddings! [...]

New International Floristry Program starts September 9th!

Are you looking for the most suitable floristry program for you? Then you’re in luck! [...]

Registrations for the Theo Boerma Cup 2024 are now open!

The year 2024 marks the 44th anniversary of the Boerma Instituut! 44 is 4 times [...]

Incredible Bouquet Master Class by Alex Segura

Spanish Master Florist Alex Segura will come to the Boerma Instituut to teach a Master [...]

International Master Florist Education cycle completed succesfully!

Last month the latest cycle of the International Master Florist Education was completed succesfully! The [...]

Vocational Floristry Training in the US!

April 15-17 we are giving an Introductory Master Class of our Dutch Floral Design Professional [...]

Incredible Learning Opportunities Ahead!

Want to learn floristry from some of the most prestigious Master Florists out there? We’ve [...]

All Handtied Bouquet Courses of 2024!

The first month of 2024 has almost passed! Here at the Boerma Instituut we’ve already [...]

Winter Break

Hello everyone! It’s almost Christmas Time, which means that we will take a winter break! [...]

Boerma Instituut Goes USA!

It’s finally happening! After popular request, we will bring our most popular program, the Professional [...]

Our Cozy Christmas Workshops are back!

Winter is coming! That means that we will be organizing fun Christmas Workshops again! Just [...]

Master Class Bridal Work by French Master Florist Frédéric Dupré

After multiple great Master Classes at the Boerma Instituut, French Master Florist Frédéric Dupré will [...]

World Champion of Floristry to teach at Boerma Instituut!

Bart Hassam, the current reigning World Champion of floristry will come to teach a 3-Day [...]

New Professional Course starts after Summer Break!

Always dreamt of becoming a florist? This is your chance! The next Professional Dutch Floral [...]

Mike Boerma teaches floristry class in the US at Hope Flower Farm!

Originally planned for 2020, Mike Boerma and Holly Chapple have cooked up an amazing floristry [...]

Australian Master Florist Mark Pampling is coming to the Boerma Instituut!

Mark Pampling, award winning Australian Master Florist is coming to the Boerma Instituut in September! [...]

Gregor Lersch is coming to the Boerma Instituut for a 3-day Master Class!

German Master Florist Gregor Lersch, is coming to the Boerma Instituut again! After much request, [...]

French Master Florist comes to the Boerma Instituut!

French Master Florist Frédéric Dupré is coming to the Boerma Instituut again! This is a [...]

Closed during the winterbreak

From Saturdau December 17 we will be closed for the winter! We will open again [...]

French Master Florist Frédéric Dupré comes to the Boerma Instituut!

Frédéric Dupré is coming to the Boerma Instituut again to teach a two day Master [...]

New Handtied Bouquet Courses for beginners and those who want to learn more!

One of the most popular ways to enjoy flowers is in the form of a [...]

The new Professional Dutch Floral Design Course starts August 29th!

On Monday August 29th the new International Professional Dutch Floral Design Course starts again. Always [...]

Summerbreak from 17-7 until 21-8

The Boerma Instituut will be closed from July 17th until August 21st due to our [...]

New International Master Florist Education starts November 5th!

An incredible opportunity has arisen for those florists that want to bring their skills to [...]

Sue McLeary is coming to the Boerma Instituut!

After 2 years of postponing it’s finally happening! Sue McLeary aka Passionflowersue will be coming [...]

1 on 1 Floristry Classes: Floral Design as a Private lessons

Private Lessons in Floristry: Did you know you can take (almost) any of our courses [...]

Exam Works by Master in European Floral Design Course (Now International Master Florist Education) + Some updates

International Master Florist Education The Master in European Floral Design Course has now undergone a [...]

New milestone for our Floristry Videos channel!

In this blogpost, we would like to thank everyone who has been watching our Floristry [...]

Courses in 2022!

A new year a new opportunity to learn and grow! This year we have another [...]

Christmas Workshops are online!

Looking to spend a great afternoon with friends or family?Want to create your own Christmas [...]

Floral Design Master Class with Nicu Bocancea

Want to learn Floral Design from one of Europes finest Master Florists? Master Florist Nicu [...]

Floral Design videos with Gregor Lersch

Lately we’ve been adding new videos with Gregor Lersch, these are edits from his Livestream [...]

Open House Livestream!

Upcoming Friday, August 27th at 15:00, Mike Boerma will give a live floristry demonstration and [...]

Summer Break!

Hope everyone is doing well and in good health! Summer Break Starting from Today, we [...]

Dates Confirmed: Master in European Floral Design by Gregor Lersch

We have great news! The Master in European Floral Design course by Gregor Lersch is [...]

New videos with Conny van der Westerlaken

Lately we’ve been uploading some fun floral design videos to our Youtube channel! Now we [...]

Master Class with German Master Florist Brigitte Heinrichs!

Brigitte Heinrichs is returning to the Boerma Instituut to give 2 Inspiring Master Classes! Brigitte [...]

Steun ons Youtube kanaal op Patreon!

We’ve talked about it before with our subscribers on Youtube: You wanted to see more [...]

Master Class Flower Photography with Jhon Koopman

Jhon Koopman is a true professional photographer specialized in the photography of floral design.  He [...]

New Floral Design Videos!

We’ve uploaded a bunch of fun videos on our Youtube Channel recently! Edited versions of [...]

Bridal Work Master Class by Conny van der Westerlaken

Conny van der Westerlaken is known for her great techniques and detailed master pieces. She [...]

Flower Arranging Livestream with Gregor Lersch March 18th!

Master in European Floral Design course Unfortunately, but logically, we had to push the dates [...]

Interview with Gloriosa Grower!

Gloriosa a special flower! Last year Mike Boerma did an interview with Willem Brouwer from [...]

French Master Florist Frédéric Dupré comes to the Boerma Instituut!

Want to elevate your flower arrangements to the next level? You can do so by [...]

New Videos on our Channel!

We’ve been uploading new videos to our Youtube Channel regularly! The last three have all [...]

Winter Holidays

We will be closed from Saturday December 19th to January 10th 2021! You can still [...]

Cosy Christmasworkshops at Boerma!

This year we have another fun line-up of cosy Christmas Workshops at the Boerma Instituut! [...]

3 New Free Floral Design Videos with Irma Mus

More Floral Design videos! We recently uploaded all three parts of Irma Mus’ Livestream! She [...]

Special Livestream Friday October 16 with Frédéric Dupré!

Upcoming Friday (October 16th) we have a very special livestream by French Master Florist Frédéric [...]

New Floral Design Video’s with Carel Schenk!

In the mean time, we’ve uploaded a whole bunch of new flower arranging video’s on [...]

Special Discount on 3-Day Master Class with Frédéric!

We understand that these are dificult times to invest in your education. That is why [...]

Open House December 10 to 15: Christmas Idea

From Thursday December 10th to Tuesday 15th we have another Open House in our Floral [...]

New Floral Design Video: Freestyle Handtied Bouquet by Carel Schenk

Last Friday we uploaded another video to Youtube! After every Livestream, Mike Boerma edits them [...]

Open House Evening Thursday August 27

On Thursday evening August 27th, from 19.00 to 22.00, there will be an Open House [...]

New Floral Design video by Mike Boerma

Floral Design on Youtube! A couple of weeks ago, Mike Boerma gave another Flower Arranging [...]

Corona Update: All upcoming courses are happening

It’s been a while since the last update, but we can bring out the following [...]

New Floral Design Videos

Flower arranging videos on Youtube. Yes we also post videos now ;)! Last week we’ve [...]

Open House June 20 & 21

After a press conference from the Dutch Prime Minister, we have concluded that we can [...]

Floral Design on Youtube

Because of the Corona stituation, we’ve been trying to regularly do Floral Design livestreams. These [...]

Youtube Channel: Boerma Instituut

After Mike Boerma had a conversation with Holly Chapple, an idea was born. As we’ve [...]

Best in Show at Philadelphia Flower Show!

At the end of last month Mike Boerma and his partner Anjelica van Hijkoop went [...]

Corona Update

It has probably not escaped anyone’s attention: Governments around the world are making moves against [...]

First Boerma Instituut USA Course!

For the very first time in the 40 year history of our school, we will [...]

Master Class with Holly Chapple fully booked

The last available spot at Holly Chapple’s Master Class has just been booked. If you [...]

February 24th, the next Professional Dutch Floral Design Course

Study Floral Design in the heart of the flower world: Holland!   On Monday February [...]

Gregor Lersch – Master in European Floral Design course: Subjects are now online

The Master in European Floral Design course, taught by the Master of Master Florists, Gregor [...]

Issues with registration?

After a recent update on our website, we’ve found that some people are encountering an [...]

Holly Chapple is coming to Holland!

The inspirational wedding florist Holly Chapple is coming to the Boerma Instituut to give a [...]

Theo Boerma Cup 2020

The Theo Boerma Cup is an international Floral Design Cup held in honor of Theo [...]

Open House January 25th

On Saturday January 25th there will be another Open House at the Boerma Instituut! This [...]

2 Day Master Class with Ahti Lyra

Estonian Master Florist Ahti Lyra will come to the Boerma Instituut for a 2 day [...]

Sue McLeary coming to Boerma Instituut!

2020 is shaping up to become a really incredible year for anyone seeking more floristic [...]

Always dreamed of becoming a florist?

Always dreamt of becoming a Florist? Want to learn the art of Floral Design in [...]

Master in European Floral Design Course

Gregor Lersch, to many Master Florists an inspiration and teacher. You can recognize his style [...]

Handtied Bouquet Courses 2020

The new dates for the handtied bouquet courses are online! We have a beginners course [...]

Amsterdam Hortiweek November 5-8

Amsterdam Hortiweek is from Tuesday 5th until Friday 8th of November. Perhaps there is not [...]

Open House During Aalsmeer Flower Festival

Aalsmeer Flower Festival 2019 Upcoming weekend it´s happening already! Aalsmeer Flower Festival 2019 is on [...]