Southern California School of Floral Design

Watch Phil having fun discussing how to make a Tropical Turkey with woven foliage, Oncidium Orchids, Parakeet heliconia, Anthurium and domestic flowers. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Today, Saturday, is the last day to register for FREE for Fleurvana Holiday Edition - Oct. 25 - 28. Join Phil and 25+ presenters for this Four-day virtual summit. https://philrulloda.krtra.com/t/e9vxwWMDm19c Fall and Winter Holiday designs with great ideas to organize and promote your business during this busy season. Don't miss this great opportunity to increase you skills and profits. See the complete schedule and presenter list here: https://philrulloda.krtra.com/t/e9vxwW...MDm19c Special thanks to Green Point Nursery in Hilo HI for sponsoring Phil's presentation. Hope to see you there.

Due to Covid 19 regulations in the state of California and Orange County, we are again postponing our in-person, hands-on Floral Design class until October 5 - 16. We want both our students and staff to stay safe and will comply with all regulations. In the mean time, please visit Phil Rulloda's page for some inspiring design ideas and life messages. https://www.facebook.com/phil.rulloda He's been very busy making arrangements while working from home.

Four Days of Floral Education - FREE - with 20+ industry leaders - see the below info for details. :) Hope to 'see' you there.

More wedding bouquets featuring the gorgeous anthurium from Green Point Nurseries, Inc. The Lavender Lady variety was been especially popular with brides over the years. Other touches of the tropics include trimmed mini monstera leaves, rolled calathea and rolled ti leaves which add dimension and texture. And, of course, orchids! Gotta have 'em to complete this look.

While we're sheltering at home, we've been creating designs using the fantastic tropical foliage and flowers from Green Point Nurseries, Inc and adding in materials from our garden. We LOVE the Limelight anthurium and paired them with agapanthus, succulents, nandina buds, jasmine vine and other goodies for this contemporary wedding bouquet. Designed in an Oasis European Bouquet Holder and incorporating an Oasis Wire Armature, this summery bouquet is light with lots of movement. Correction: The anthurium variety is Tropical Lime. :)

Here are a few closeup pics of the braided nautilus shell seen in today’s how-tovideo. The design features flowers and foliage from Green Point Nursery in Hilo HI, a cypress knee and some agapanthus and sago palm from my garden. Don’t forget- Commodore TeePee foliage is also great to braid if you don’t have Areca palm handy.

How to braid a nautilus shell from an Areca palm leaf. Watch this video for a step-by-step lesson in how to transform a palm leaf into a unique design element. Special thanks to Charlie Gropetti for the Frankie Shelton T-shirt and to Green Point Nursery for the fantastic foliage and flowers. See our next post for closeups of the completed arrangement.

Due to Covid 19 regulations in the state of California, we must again postpone our Floral Design class until the next session in September. We want both our students and staff to stay safe and will comply with state regulations as they are released. In the mean time, please visit Phil Rulloda's page for some inspiring design ideas and life messages. https://www.facebook.com/phil.rulloda He's been very busy making arrangements while sheltering at home. :)

How to make a mini ti leaf rosette video. Quick. Easy. Long-lasting. Make your foliage blossom!

Easter designs for churches and celebrations created by our teaching team from the past years. Though we are observing the holiday apart this year, we are connected through our love and the powers of hope and renewal.

Palm Sunday church arrangements designed by our team over the years - plus an incredible palm braiding project complete by Phan Lai. Please remember to support your houses of worship so they can add the beauty of flowers to their sanctuaries.

Tropical inspiration for your weekend. Here are a few photos of recent tropical designs created by our students and teaching team. As always, wonderful Hawaiian tropical flowers and foliage from Green Point and great California flowers from Mellano & Company. What's you favorite tropical flower or foliage?

For florists who say they can't weave a bird without foliage, get creative! Phil used an old floral poster for this one and there are many other items in your house to use: ribbon, butcher paper, newspaper, gift wrap, thin foam core or Oasis flat wire. He's even made a few with leather over the years and has crafted some tiny ones for boutonnieres with teepee foliage. Phil has been delighted to see the pics of your birds being posted from all over the US.

We have merged our March 30 - April10 Floral Design Class with our June 1-12 Class in order to keep both our students and staff safe during the COVID-19 Shelter at Home period. We will be watching and adjusting the class schedule as needed. Please message or call us at 714-776-7445 with any questions. *** And please stay safe. ***