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Blog Posts: Inspiration and Information for Floral Design and More

Welcome to our blog posts page! Here you’ll discover a world of knowledge, inspiration, and creativity in the field of floristry, courses, events, and everything flower-related. Dive into the stories and insights from professionals and enthusiasts in the industry.


What to Expect from Our Blog Posts

Our blogs are carefully curated to keep you up-to-date with trends, techniques, and events. Whether you’re a professional florist, a student eager to learn more, or simply someone who loves flowers, you’ll find articles that inspire and inform you.


Categories Within Our Blog Posts

Floral Design

In this category, we share tips, techniques, and inspiration on the art of floral design. From simple DIY projects to advanced arrangements, you’ll find everything you need to spark your creativity. Get inspired by seasonal themes, flower combinations, and styles from around the world.

Vocational Training

Dreaming of becoming a professional florist? Our blog posts about vocational training offer valuable insights into our programs designed to guide you on your path to a career in floristry. Discover what you can learn, from the basics to perfecting your techniques.

Advanced Vocational Training

For those who already have a solid foundation, our advanced vocational training provides an opportunity to elevate your skills. Read more about the advanced techniques you’ll learn and how these programs help you become an expert in the field.

Master Binder Training

The Master Binder Training is the pinnacle of craftsmanship in floral design. In this category, you’ll get an in-depth look at what it means to be a master binder, featuring inspiring stories from graduates and tips to broaden your creative horizons.

Masterclasses

Our exclusive masterclasses are led by world-renowned floral designers. In the blog posts of this category, you’ll read about upcoming masterclasses, their topics, and how they offer unique opportunities to learn from the best in the industry. Be inspired by innovative designs and exceptional techniques!

Workshops

Workshops are the perfect way to relax and learn new skills in a friendly environment. In these blog posts, you’ll find stories about recent workshops, tips for participants, and ideas for creative projects that you can try at home.

Events

From floral design competitions like the Theo Boerma Cup to special open days, our events are unique experiences for florists and flower lovers. Discover more about upcoming events, view recaps, and let yourself be inspired by the magic of creating together.


Why Follow Our Blog?

With decades of experience in floristry and education, the Boerma Institute is the go-to source for reliable and inspiring information. Whether you want to expand your knowledge or simply enjoy the beauty of flowers, our blogs have something for everyone.

Visit our blog page regularly and stay inspired! 🌸

Boerma Instituut Summer Closure: Time for a Well-Deserved Break

Boerma Instituut Summer Closure: Time for a Well-Deserved Break At the Boerma Instituut, we also [...]

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 [...]

ADFD: The next step for Professional Florists!

International Advanced Floral Design Course (ADFD): Take Your Floral Design Skills to the Next Level [...]

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 [...]

Open House at the Boerma Instituut

Open House at the Boerma Instituut – Be inspired by floral art Are you curious [...]

Special Floral Event Design: Learn from Bill Schaffer & Kris Kratt

Want to Master Large-Scale Floral Event Design? This Is the Course for You Do you [...]

Dutch Championship Floral Art 2026 in Ede

Dutch Championship Floral Art 2026 at Plantion: Don’t Miss It! On March 9 & 10, [...]

Boerma Instituut Youtube Channel

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

Become Our New Floral Design Instructor in Aalsmeer

Become Our New Floral Design Instructor in Aalsmeer The Boerma Instituut in Aalsmeer, the international [...]

World Champion Bart Hassam Returns to the Boerma Instituut

World Champion Bart Hassam Returns to the Boerma Instituut in 2026 The world of floral [...]

Early Bird Discount: €200 Off the Texture & Color Masterclass with Frédéric Dupré

Early Bird Discount: €200 Off the Texture & Color Masterclass with Frédéric Dupré Join the [...]

Last Chance: Color Masterclass with Frédéric Dupré at Boerma Instituut

Last Chance: Color Masterclass with Frédéric Dupré at Boerma Instituut After achieving an impressive 3rd [...]

Discover the Christmas Workshops 2025 – Enroll today

Christmas Workshops 2025 at the Boerma Instituut – Floral Design for the Holidays The holiday [...]

Only 5 Spots Remain for the International Master Florist Program

Only 5 Spots Remain for the International Master Florist Program The International Master Florist (IMF) [...]

Exclusive Masterclass with Alex Segura

Christmas Bouquet Masterclass with Alex Segura – 2 & 3 December 2025 Get ready for [...]

Our Flowers: Sustainable, Responsible, and Carefully Selected

Our Flowers: Sustainable, Responsible, and Carefully Selected The floral industry has increasingly come under scrutiny [...]

Now Open for Registration: International Professional Dutch Floral Design Course 2026

Now Open for Registration: International Professional Dutch Floral Design Course 2026 Are you dreaming of [...]

Two World-Class Masterclasses at the Boerma Instituut in 2025

🌸 Two World-Class Masterclasses at the Boerma Instituut in 2025 Are you ready to refine [...]

Open House at the Boerma Instituut – Discover the World of Floral Design!

Open House at the Boerma Instituut – Discover the World of Floral Design! Are you [...]

Gregor Lersch Master Class in Tokyo & More!

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

Exclusive Masterclass with Gregor Lersch

Exclusive Masterclass with Gregor Lersch This is your chance to experience a unique opportunity under [...]

Welcome to our updated Website!

We Are Excited to Announce the Launch of Our updated Website! We are thrilled to [...]

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 [...]

Dutch Floral Design Study Club, 2nd Thursday of the month

Have you completed a vocational training course or other floral art training, are you not [...]

Talinum paniculatum ‘Long John’ during the DFD Studieclub evening

During the Dutch Floral Design Study Club evening of April 11th the theme was (as [...]

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 [...]

Unique Open House on March 23!

The International Master Florist education is the highest level achievable at the Boerma Instituut in [...]

Incredible Learning Opportunities Ahead!

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

Become a florist? New Florist Training starts September 9!

Have you always wanted to become a florist? Now’s your chance!  The new International Floral Design [...]

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! [...]

Live stream with one of the trends for 2024

Bloemen Bureau Holland has developed four style trends for the floriculture sector for 2024. The [...]

International Master Florist education on YouTube

We have something special for you! On Friday, November 24, students of the International Master [...]

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 [...]

Road constructions on Legmeerdijk and other N-roads around Amsterdamse Bos

If you’re coming from the A9 or Schiphol-Oost to the Boerma Instituut between August 21st [...]

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 DFD course starts January 16th, 2023

Have you always dreamed about a career in the flower world? Then the Dutch Floral [...]

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 [...]

Aalsmeer Flower Festival June 17-19!

Aalsmeer Flower Festival starts next week, from Friday 17th to Sunday June 19th! Of course, [...]

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 [...]

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