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Welcome to the Rittners School of Floral Design!!
At Rittners Flower School we are floral design experts. We specialize in teaching floral designing. Our school enjoys a long and proud multigenerational history. Long enough in existence to really know what we're doing. Yet dynamic and fresh in our approach.
Folks from all over North America and abroad attend our school, attracted by the excellence of our programs and by the outstanding reputation of our school in the teaching of floral art.
People take our floral design programs for various reasons.
- To work in or own their own floral business.
- To improve their current floral design skills.
- To add floral decorating services to existing allied businesses (e.g. caterer, or interior decorator, etc.)
- For cultural purposes.
- For stress reduction.
- As an artist, to learn an art form utilizing natural media.
- For the satisfaction of learning a new skill or improving a preexisting one.
- Flower shops like to encourage employees and potential employees to attend our school for they know that trained and capable designers can be far more productive.
- To just get out and have some well deserved fun!!!
Regardless of your reason for seeking floral design education, if you are really fascinated with
flowers
and floral art we are the place to study!!
In the past, to learn professional floral designing skills required long years in trial and error apprenticeship approaches......Today people from all parts of North America, as well as from various sections of the globe come to The Rittners School of Floral Design in Boston, to enjoy our outstanding hands-on workshop Diploma Floral Courses taught by flower arranging experts who are also great teachers. At Rittners, we not only want to teach you floral design, but we work hard to provide the kind of school where you will have fun and really enjoy yourself! The ultimate compliment that folks say about our school is "Wow. Rittners Flower School is a school that doesn't feel like a school! It's a great experience and a fun place to go!"
Exciting Spring/Summer Fun Floral Art Workshop Diploma Course--Run Days in April, June and July/Aug
This Season's Dates:
April 1- May 3rd
May30-June 28 and
July 29-Aug 16
Accepting Applications Now For All of These Programs.
Our Spring and Summer Fun Concentrated Courses are incredibly popular programs. Offered three times each year, in April, June and July/Aug.
It is designed for folks who want to learn a lot in a short period of time. It covers the same content as our longer 12.5 Week Evening Course, but is offered over user friendly shorter periods of time during daytime hours.
The Concentrated Course starts simply but also includes intermediate and advanced techniques. It is very practical and no prior background is necessary. It is a diploma program.
The designing is amazing and ranges from the handtied bouquet so popular with today's bride, to designing under water ( no scuba gear necessary ), to designing with exotics and even novelty designing such as the poodle made of flowers!
This course is awesome!! Have fun and learn money making skills! Impress your family and friends. Earn bragging rights as you bring home all of the neat floral designs that you will make!
Click this link to read more about our Concentrated Courses.
Special Four Week Evening Course-Floral Design--
Starts June 4
This course is designed for busy professionals and for those whose obligations during the day require an after-hours kind of program. Specifically, this program is ideal for those seeking a professional level course in floral designing at night of short duration and for folks on a very tight budget. Our June Evening Program is a great way to enjoy a few hours after work in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere!! This class usually has quite an interesting mixture of folks from many diverse backgrounds. This program provides a terrific way to get out, meet new people, reduce stress and have a great time, while learning practical commercial floral art skills! The primary emphasis in The Evening Course is on the hands-on workshop floral designing. Impress your family and your friends with all the neat floral designs that you will be bringing home and with the skills that you will acquire! This unique course is offered only once a year, this year starting on June 4th.
Limited Enrollment--First Come, First Served.
Please follow the link below for more detailed information:
Our Six Month Day Course is our longest running program and one of the finest programs of its kind in North America.
Have some well deserved fun and learn practical money making skills in this hands-on floral art course. No prior background is necessary. Amaze your friends, family and acquaintances with all of the wonderful floral art that you will bring home!
Our Six Month Day Course assumes no prior background. It starts simply but includes intermediate and advanced skills.
Floral Designing daily from mid September till mid March produces very capable floral designers!
"When you learn enough about floral designing, you may think of yourself as floral designer, but it's only when you can successfully market and sell those designs that you can consider yourself a professional.... "The Six Month Day Course meets this very practical need and goes into detail about specialized floral business related subjects.
Earn bragging rights.
Make them all envious!
This amazing program is offered only once each year.
Want to join the fun? Limited Enrollment. First Come, First Served. Still a few spaces left.
Phone us at 617-267-3824
Great Evening Course in Floral Designing At Rittners Floral School
Evening Course--12.5 Weeks--
Starts Oct
Starts Jan
Register Today--First Come First Served
This amazing course is for local folks who want to learn floral designing after work hours. It is designed specifically for folks seeking floral art skills, yet want a fun course scheduled so that it won't interfere with their daily work. It appeals to complex work and lifestyle schedules as well as to the pocketbook. Starts in early Oct and again in late January, Tues and Thurs Evenings.
Click this link to read more about our 12.5 Week Evening Course
Bridal Boot Camp For The Do-It-Yourself Bride
Sat June 8
Bridal Boot Camp I -The Hand Tied Bouquet
Bridal Boot Camp II -Centerpiece, and Boutonniere/Corsage
Save Money! Earn Bragging Rights... At Rittners Floral School we will teach you how to make these things--quick and easy! Click on this link for details.
Fun With Flowers Workshop
Sat March 9 -- Early Spring Fling
Sat May 18 -- Lovely, Lovely Flowers
Looking for a one session workshop?
Just want just go out -- play with flowers -- have a great time -- but not seeking a more involved course?
This workshop came about by popular demand... Many folks have been asking us for a wonderful hands-on floral art workshop-- a one session workshop!!
Make an incredible floral design with seasonal materials. All your flowers, and materials are provided for you... Take your completed floral art home to show off to your family and friends!!
Click on this link for details.
Need a catalog? Have questions? Need more guidance as to which course is right for you? Phone us at 617-267-3824 or email us at stevrt@tiac.net
We are often asked, when is our "deadline" for admissions for our various courses. We don't have "deadlines." We take pride in being a small school with personalized classes. Once a course is filled we close enrollment to that program. The application process is easy. To assure yourself a space in a course, please register soon!
Limited Enrollment--First Come, First Served.
We noted with sorrow the passing of an original American Icon, Steve Jobs...May his passion for design, and excellence inspire us all.....
Claus Tools Used At Rittners Floral School
Many of you have been asking about what working tools we like to use in our floral designing. This ebook gives a nice summary of tools currently used at Rittners Floral School.
We have all kinds of free resources on this page to help the Romantic in you!
  
We have been receiving many requests from all over the world for some form of distance floral design online education. Well, We hear you!! This incredible new resource is for you!
Digital floral design lessons, available in pdf format, inexpensively priced, and profusely illustrated........Best described as lots and lots of step-by-step photographs and how-to make-it instructions that are easy to download....and easy to understand....on both Windows and Mac computers...Over seventy-five lessons now available featuring over one hundred floral designs.....Step-by-step, world class floral art instruction. Inexpensive. Enjoyable. Available to you at any time of day or night at the click of a button! (After you pay for them of course! And they are only $12.50 per lessson. That's right........$12.50.......... A really great deal!!! Smiling.)
Feel free to visit our Distance Education Page !!!
It contains FAQs about our distance education, a free pdf brochure about our digital lessons, both web and pdf listings of lessons available for sale, and entry to our online store.
Yes our school is renowned for its hands-on workshop courses. But for those seeking distance education, we have cutting edge, outstanding materials for you too!
There's something for everyone at Rittners Floral School!
Good. Glad we caught your attention.....
There are some ground breaking studies that suggest that flowers may be very good for you!!
Read this article for some very interesting information about how flowers and learning floral designing may enhance your life.....
Please note that our school offers Gift Certificates for all of our programs and for our distance online digital lessons. Giving a gift certificate for a floral art course at Rittners or distance lessons is a very special and unique kind of gift... It will give your loved one the gift of creativity and great memories that will last a lifetime!.....The perfect gift for the holiday season, for a birthday, valentine or ....
SMR Stephanotis & Gardenia Galleries:
For your convenience here is a free book all about stepnanotis. It is called Stephanotis and the Art of Floral Design! Click on the link below to download. Enjoy!!
Blooming of Beloit Galleries:
Click here to view Video Floral Demonstrations from Rittners Floral School
Over 90 Demonstrations now online...
Check out A New Section of our Web Site:
Flowers And Kids
All Kinds of Free Resources For Parents & Teachers to use with their kids!
GO SOX!!!!!!!!!
At Rittners Floral School, we support our local sports teams. Press "Go Sox" to visit our floral design salute to the Boston Red Sox! (Lots of graphics here so please be patient as it loads.)
Lots of Great Free Floral Design Resources---Over 900 Original Photos of florals in Albums!! "Like" us to be informed of updates.
Yes Rittners School is a real school of floral designing--Not a back room of a retail or wholesale business!! ..... We are licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure
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