At the Boerma Instituut we have been offering the educational and enjoyable 2-day course in Bohemian Style Flower Arrangement for several years now! Bohemian style floral design is characterized by it's rustic and nonchalant flower placement with an open silhouet. Leaf materials are often used like Eucalyptus and Asparagus in combination with beautiful open summer [...]
Introductory workshops! Registering for a complete vocational training course can be a big step. During the introductory workshops you can experience what it is like to take a course or training at the Boerma Instituut. It is a short introduction to flower arranging. In a workshop of two and a half hours you will be [...]
Everything is bigger in the United States! This goes for weddings and floral events just the same! The Special Floral Event course will be taught by Bill Schaffer and Kris Kratt, both award winning Event Florists with years of experience on the subject matter. They are specialized in these types of events, from corporate parties [...]
The year 2024 marks the 44th anniversary of the Boerma Instituut! 44 is 4 times 11, which is in Dutch tradition is the crazy number (especially for those from the South of Holland). Due to the circumstances of 2020, we were unable to celebrate our 40th anniversary. That's why we have chosen for a theme [...]
Are you looking for a flower arranging course or professional training and would you like to visit us to experience the atmosphere? Then you can do this during one of our Open House days or evenings! Dates of 2024 Thursday evening, January 11 from 19:00 - 21:30. On Saturday March 23, from 12:00 - 15:00 [...]
The international professional Dutch Floral Design course at the Boerma Instituut is a floristry course that is an excellent base for anyone aiming at a professional career in floral design, like florists, arrangers, florist shopkeepers, and sellers in ambulant trade. More than that, it provides a splendid education for anyone who loves flowers and floral [...]
Alden Biesen is going big in 2024 with a new flower festival and we are going there for the first time during our annual school outing: Féerie Florale! The collaboration with the Royal Belgian professional association for florists (Beflorist.be) promises to be a visual spectacle. “Alden Biesen will be transformed into an enchanting fairytale world [...]
For the first time in the history of the Boerma Instituut, we will start to offer our complete Professional Dutch Floral Design Program in the United States of America. If you've always dreamt of studying in Europe to become a Professional Florist, but never had the possibility to cross the ocean for whatever reason, now [...]
