Once a year we organize a festive, floral reunion for our (former) students and of course for us too.

This year we set the date on the  Friday 29th of June. This means that if you have completed a course with us, or if you are following a course at that you are most welcome to join us on this annual spectacle!

This evening will be one to remember,
because this time it also happens to be the last night here for the international students who completed the Master Course, so this is also their party! Which they have definitely deserved, because to get this far, they had to complete a full-time 6 weeks course, a 3 weeks Advanced Course and
a 3 weeks Master Course,
which means they had to pass 3 examinations and that they have been away from home for 3 months!

Besides the various demonstrations they will give this evening, so they can show off what they have learned whilst in Holland, you can also see there examination arrangements. There individual creations and the ones they did for the group project.

Enough reasons to start a professional course in Dutch Floral Design, where we have fun, but mainly learn a lot!

Dear people,

The 2005 reunion has come and gone, and what a enjoyable evening we had.

With a great turnout. Surprisingly, a lot of guests came from abroad, specially for this event.

Theo and José were surprised and spoiled, and rightly so, cause this was partly their night too, due to the 25th anniversary of their Boerma Instituut.

After an exotic welcome cocktail, the evening started with a demonstration by Bart van der Elsken. A very surprising presentation, focussed on a combination of floral design and business.

Various very handy ideas were ‘rolling’ over the counter, whilst very contemporary  floral arrangements were produced a very high pace. 

The firm Van Dillewijn lightened up our day by contributing a numerous amount of wrapping materials for the exam arrangements of 
the International advanced course.

For more information about their products, go to their website at www.dillewijn.nl

The theme yellow and exotic and the competition ‘try something else with palm leaves’ were a great hit with the guests. The jury had a very hard time deciding who should win the prize for ‘best arrangement’. The leaves were used very imaginatively , from a handbag to skirt and from hair attire to a Venetian carnival mask.

A lot of compliments for one of our teachers, Keat Leong, who organized an exotic  brides show. Seven exotic brides, traditionally dressed and carrying bridal bouquets in the same style as their dresses, stole the show. A final with bridal bouquets made by the International Advanced Course, was one of the headliners, this also because they were in the show itself.

 When the time came to get the party started, everybody started dancing, despite the very, very warm weather, to which we have almost grown accustomed at the reunion night.

Nothing left to say, except that you can download the latest Boerma inform@il  at: http://dutchfloraldesign.com/uk/informail/informail.htm , or by request, can be send to you by post.

On the 30th of June 2006 we’ll go for it all over again!!

On behalf of everyone at the Boerma Instituut

Margo Grootveld

Bart van der Elsken

table arrangement made by the Advanced Course

'our' enthusiastic students

Winner Linda Wilpshaar

We hope that you will be able to come to the next reunion;
together we will make an enjoyable party!