For those of you who want to be a florist, or just want a really good time learning.

We’re here to get your hands dirty and give it a try.

Whether you’re brand new or a seasoned florist looking to refresh (or refine), we’re your dose of hands-on inspiration; color theory, installation, and what it actually takes to (literally) run an event floral business. You know that dream to just quit your 9-5 and open up an adorable neighborhood floral shop? Let’s make that happen! My courses offer the inside intel of the A-Z to start your own business. Classes run at our Santa Ana studio, or online from anywhere.

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Not just the pretty part. The pricing, the profit, the whole enchilada.

I learned the business while running on coffee fumes and trial and (massive) error. You don’t have to.

I didn’t come up through business school. I came up through art, color, sculpture, painting, and then more or less fell into owning a floral business that’s been around since 1972. (Long story. Involves a Craigslist fridge.)

Which means I learned the money side the hard, underpaid, figure-it-out-the-expensive-way route.

Most floral education hands you the pretty part and stops there. Fifteen years and hundreds of weddings in, with work featured in Martha Stewart Weddings and Brides, I’ll give you the pretty part AND the pricing, the profit, the systems, the trade secrets florists guard like dragons.

Community over competition is how I rock. Pull up a chair, I’ll show you the ropes.

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Our biggest aha was seeing the client journey in clear stages. Care without chaos. Four bookings in, every client has felt taken care of and delighted in the process.

Hayley & Zachary, Hyssop Floral

WAYS TO LEARN

Pick your way in

However deep you want to go. Start where you are.

Learn Online, On Your Own Time

Course slides from the A La Carte Made Easy floral business course, showing pricing and menu templates

À La Carte Made Easy

Custom florals are gorgeous, and they’ll run you ragged. This is the lower-lift offer so smaller-budget couples can still book you, and you still make money. Templates, pricing, and the workflow. Copy and paste my tried-and-true system.

$897. Available now.

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Florist reviewing a color palette book during the Lavenders Flowers Mastermind Cohort

Color Confidence

A 4-part online color course for every skill level. Stop guessing why some palettes sing and others fall flat. Not running it this year. Get on the list and you’ll be first to know when it’s back.

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Get hands-on with me, 1:1

Half Day or Full Day Workshop

Just you and me at the studio, with nothing but time for all your burnin' questions.

Half Day

About 3 hours

Build a bouquet or centerpiece with me, and practice designing from your intuition instead of overthinking.

$800 to $900

Full Day

About 6 hours

Everything in the half day, plus a trip to the flower market, lunch, and two areas of focus.

$1,500 to $1,800

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Guest Speaking

AVAILABLE FOR WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, RETREATS AND PODCASTS

I’m Janelle Thomson, a Santa Ana floral designer and educator available for florist conferences, workshops, retreats and podcasts. 15 years in the floral industry and a teaching style that holds nothing back. I’ll spark real skills in your guests with my own brand of floral fairy godmother realness.

Popular Guest Speaking Topics:

Lay It All Out: the floral business money talk most people won’t give you. Pricing, labor and margins, and how to stay profitable on every wedding.
À La Carte, Made Easy: how to offer a semi-custom wedding service with clear prices, kind boundaries and a process that doesn’t eat your life.
Color-Led Design: owning the natural process instead of guessing at it.
Find Your Sparkle: creativity and intuition for creatives who are tired of overthinking. Your sparkle is already there, and the longer you stretch the space between your first idea and the judgment, the more room it has to show up.
Build Your Hive: a brain-friendly way to carry your work and life when the admin crowds out the creative part. My AI bees take the busywork, and nothing goes out without my yes.
Design Fundamentals That Actually Translate to Flowers