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Florist / Floral Designer
Creates flower arrangements for events, retail, and artistic installations.
Did you know?
The language of flowers ("floriography") was used in Victorian England to send secret messages through bouquets
How subjects help
- Biology: Keep cut flowers fresh longer by knowing how stems drink water and why blooms wilt.
- Art & Design: Balance colour, height and shape to create a bouquet that looks full from every side.
- Business Studies: Buy flowers at the right price and plan enough stock for busy days like weddings.
A famous name
Constance Spry: British florist who became famous for bold, natural flower arrangements in the 1930s–50s.
Try it yourself: Make a window like stained glass
- Look at a picture of a stained-glass window. It is made of separate pieces of coloured glass held together by dark strips of metal.
- On the plastic wallet, draw thick dark lines to split it into sections, like the metal strips.
- Tape leaves and petals flat inside the sections, thinking about which colours sit next to each other.
- Hold it up to a sunny window. How does the light change the colours?
Stained glass artists plan every piece of coloured glass and every lead line so the design glows when light shines through it.
Adapted from William Morris Gallery: Learning at home: Nature Suncatcher.
Also try: Design a chair for someone's whole day.
Known for it in
Netherlands, Japan, UK, France, Colombia