Here is a very proud co-owner of our little shop accepting his ICPF certificate at the ISFA spring conference. Our very own Michael Barrett is now an Illinois Certified Professional Florist. For those of you keeping score at home that gives The Secret Garden 3 ICPF florists and 1 Certified Balloonist!
We believe that being certified sets us apart from our competition. It lets people know that we are experts in our field and that we can be trusted with their floral purchases.
At The Secret Garden we also believe that attending classes and workshops is an important part of being a florist. Just a few weeks ago we attended the ISFA florist convention in Springfield Illinois. We took part in hands on classes, marketing workshops, and design shows. Here are some shots of the guys and gals hard at work on a design during a workshop.
Carol working hard on her beautiful piece. She is experimenting with new beading techniques.
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Believe it or not this was Amy's first time designing on her own. She did an amazing job, even the instructors thought so!
Michael practicing his new ICPF skills!
Smile Sheryl, yours look GREAT!
All in all we had a great time with our teacher Jeff Corbin! He got the blood flowing with his energetic attitude and lead us on a designing adventure.
Now we get to put those new skills to use. Look for a design similar to this one in April as our Arrangement of the Month!
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