The training establishment of Boerma Instituut
did not come into being just like that.
The story begins over 100 years ago in the southern part of Holland called Limburg, where my grandfather Pieter Boerma  began working with flowers on April 14th 1896 in Maastricht.

A few years later he became a flower grower and established his own business. As President of the Limburg Florists Society he founded
Fleurop at the end of 1921.

1921

My grandfather made this bouquet, that was presented to Queen Astrid of Belgium, by the Governor of Limburg and on behalf of Queen Wilhelmina.

This all happened during the ceremony of the opening of the Prince Albert Canal.

My father Nico Boerma owned a flower shop
in Heerlen for many years.

He was also Secretary of the Florists Society for 32 years and during this time he was chairman of the board of gouvernors of a group
that was later known as the Society of Florist Retailers (the VBW) and of Fleurop Interflora.

Nico Boerma

Corrie & Nico Boerma

I grew up in this floral environment, learning everything about organisational problems and innovations. This enabled me to become very involved with flowers too.

First I attended the Professional School for Flower Design, which then was one of the few places where this kind of study was provided. After that I attended the first Master Flower Arranger Course and then I completed a Teacher Training Course at the Agricultural College.

Lerarenakte LV

As the only Master arranger -officially floral artist- in Limburg and as a completely qualified Teacher of Flower Art and Design,
I set up a School for Flower Art and Arranging in 1964, the first study course of its kind for florists in Limburg

My wife José was one of my first students.

Akte Bloementeelt

Theo & José Boerma

...Starting

in Aalsmeer

After a few years my family and I moved to Aalsmeer. Between 1968 and 1981 I gave lessons at the Rijks Middelbare Tuinbouw School,
the present day Wellant College. 
During these 13 years of day time education 
I began to give evening classes for a Diploma in Professional Floristry.

From August 1st. 1980 Boerma Instituut was established - the International Floral Design School Holland- and we are still the only school in the Netherlands that can offer many possibilities for education in Dutch Floral Design to foreign students, in groups or even in schools.
 You will regularly come across people from all over the world
in our classrooms.

2004 Part of the
school
in the snow

Through working together with a great many travel organisations and airlines the number of students keeps growing.
This is also thanks to good relationships with many flower exporters, the Aalsmeer Flower Auction, the Flower Council of Holland and many Royal Dutch Embassies all over the world.

To confirm our interest we have hung a world map in the school. 
On this map you can see our students, from those who have attended 
private lessons for one day to those who have completed 
International Professional Courses. 
Unnecessary to say that we are very proud of this map.

Sail Amsterdam 1995

This is one of the largest flower displays we have made, together with students.

During Sail Amsterdam in 1995, we filled one of the original steam tug boats of the Aquacorso -water parade- with more than a thousand flowers.

A number of our Japanese students came especially to Holland to attend this Flower Parade on Water.

...Come to

Come to Boerma Instituut in Holland and join the course of your life for an unforgettable learning experience that will help you in the rest of
your career.

Consider the course as an investment, which can be the start of a worthwhile career.

We hope that this information has been helpful and complete for you and that we may welcome you in the near future at Boerma Instituut in Holland.

Theo Boerma