The only problem is that sometimes folks will try to take a number of them, figuring that if they take enough, they will be able to work in or run a flower shop. Without professional techniques and very specific commercial designs, that is very hard, if not impossible. A professional floral design course can be taken for professional vocational purposes, because it is geared to that use. On the other hand, it can also be taken for cultural purposes, stress reduction or simply to have fun. At Rittners Floral School we find that we have quite an assortment of folks coming to school.
People wanting to learn floral art so that they can use it vocationally are in our programs.
It really reflects the instructor's priorities. It tells you that teaching is not just a sideline worked in between filling holiday orders. It also means that the instructor is not in the awkward position of teaching people and then competing against them later for retail trade. If teaching floral art is a school's sole means of support you can feel more confident that the owners will work hard at it, and will take pride when their graduates open flower shops close by or in other areas. At Rittners, we are proud that teaching floral art is our only business.