ROOT & BLOOM
A hands-on, three-day intensive workshop for women ready to start or strengthen their floral business and design skills.
You’ll get your hands dirty with some beautiful local blooms and unique seasonal flowers, setting up a real wedding - from consultation to installation! Whether designing arrangements for weddings, events, or everyday occasions, a deep understanding of floral design principles and elements is essential.
July 10th-12th | Reception Venue | Colorado Springs, Colorado
Payment plan available.
Starting a floral business is exhilarating …and overwhelming.
Here’s the dream: the creativity, the beauty, the freedom of building something that's yours. And then there's the reality: Where do I begin? What skills do I actually need? How do I know if I'm doing this right?
That's where Root & Bloom comes in.
This is a three-day, hands-on floral intensive workshop built to give you the design foundation your future business will be built on.
You'll spend three days with your hands in beautiful local blooms and seasonal flowers sourced directly from nearby farmers and wholesalers, not practicing on Pinterest, not watching someone else design on a screen, but learning the craft the way it's meant to be learned: in person, with real flowers, in real time.
Because the group stays small, you won't get lost in the back of a classroom. You'll get one-on-one feedback on your designs as you build them. The kind of real-time adjustments that save you years of trial and error once you're working with paying clients.
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL ACTUALLY DO:
Learn the full process of how to set up for a real wedding from design, consultation, and installation!
You’ll get your hands dirty designing across the full range of skills you’ll need as a working florist.
From corsages and boutonnieres, bridal bouquets, centerpieces, and floral installations. You'll learn how to process flowers properly, source your product, and apply color theory in a way that finally clicks. Whether you're dreaming of weddings, events, or everyday arrangements, you'll leave with the foundational skills every floral designer needs — and the confidence that comes from actually doing the work, not just reading about it.
WHAT’S
INCLUDED
Expert Instruction
Learn directly from Amber, an experienced floral designer of 25+ years, in a step-by-step, hands-on setting.
Floral Education
Learn how to process flowers correctly, source products, and apply color theory basics.
Professional Pictures
A professional photographer will capture your work for your portfolio.
Practical Projects
Work on a variety of projects, including corsages, boutonnieres, bridal bouquets, centerpieces, and a floral installation with styling. You will use a variety of specialty flowers and foliage in unique color palettes.
All-Day Catering
Enjoy a gourmet breakfast, with a customized latte, and lunch on both days to keep you energized.
Workshop Schedule
Each day is designed with intention from the welcome reception to the final shared meal, with rest and real food woven through so you leave energized instead of depleted.
Skills are built in the order a florist actually uses them. Sessions are paced to let learning land. And the workshop ends not with a closing slide, but with a private dinner around the floral table you've built together.
DAY ONE - JULY 10, 2026
The Welcome Reception
A fun evening of cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and getting to know one another! I cannot wait to meet you! It will start at 5:00 pm and run until 7:00 pm.
Feel free to wear a fun summer dress or whatever makes you feel great!
DAY TWO - JULY 11, 2026
Laying the Foundations
9:00 AM - Coffee & Breakfast
9:30 AM - Learn the fundamentals of floral design, processing flowers, color theory, and processing flowers.
10:30 AM - Floral Sessions: Personal Flowers
12:00 PM - Lunch Break
1:00 PM - Floral Sessions: Bouquets and Centerpieces
3:30 PM - Q&A
DAY THREE - JULY 12, 2026
Applying and Designing
9:00 AM - Coffee & Breakfast
9:30 AM - Prepping all the floral pieces for the wedding
11:30 AM - Leave for wedding set-up, lunch will be onsite
12:00 PM - Deliver personal flowers
12:30 PM - Start set up for the tablescape and ceremony flowers
2:30 PM - Move ceremony flowers and return to the venue
3:30 PM - Create the tablescape for our dinner
5:00 PM - Private dinner for all of us to share around the beautiful table you’ve created.
I’m Amber Mustain
I’m a texture-loving, gardening novice, mom of two with over 25 years of floral industry experience (please don’t do the math!).
Throughout my career, I have done everything from washing buckets, delivering arrangements, working for a large event company, owning a retail shop, and leading a boutique floral studio that specializes in weddings and events.
You see, floral artistry is very much a part of me (and always will be). However, it took me struggling to balance owning my retail shop with being a new mom to realize that freedom was not just a luxury but a necessity. Ever since I had my daughter 21 years ago, I have been on a mission to carve out a space in the industry that not only felt true to me and my creative expression, but also allowed me to spend quality time with my husband and kids when it mattered most. All of which led me to my greatest purpose of teaching other aspiring women how to run a floral design business that operated just the same - on their terms.
I believe in creating the floral business that is right for you and the things you hold closest to your heart. This in-person workshop allows you to grow your floral design skills and build a community to support you as you build a business.
My work has been featured in Flutter Magazine, The Knot, Rocky Mountain Bride, and more. I have helped florists of all backgrounds and experience levels transform their design skills and build industry-defining businesses, and I want to do the same for you!
I would love to have you for this special 3-day immersive workshop.
“The workshops I’ve done with Amber have had a transformative impact on my floral design skills. Amber's expertise and passion for the craft have inspired me to learn more and grow as a designer.”
- Angi
Root & Bloom | An In-Person Floral Workshop
SAVE YOUR SEAT FOR THE WORKSHOP
There are only 5 3 spots available to ensure 1-1 instruction!
