Exotic Leaves: The New Language of Modern Floral Installations
Julia Gauld Julia Gauld

Exotic Leaves: The New Language of Modern Floral Installations

Flowers may no longer be the only stars of luxury floristry. Discover why exotic tropical foliage—with its extraordinary patterns, textures and sculptural beauty—is transforming modern floral installations and how we explored this exciting trend during our latest Careers Course at Berlin Flower School.

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Hydrangeas: The Timeless Elegance of Luxury Wedding Floristry
Julia Gauld Julia Gauld

Hydrangeas: The Timeless Elegance of Luxury Wedding Floristry

From childhood summers at Lago Maggiore to designing luxury weddings, hydrangeas have always held a special place in my heart. Discover why this timeless flower continues to captivate designers around the world and remains one of the most elegant choices for high-end wedding floristry.

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Why the Berlin Flower School Is So Unique !
Julia Gauld Julia Gauld

Why the Berlin Flower School Is So Unique !

What makes the Berlin Flower School different from other floristry schools? Discover why our approach goes far beyond teaching floral techniques, empowering students with the confidence, creative mindset, and business knowledge to build a successful career in luxury floristry.

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Dianthus – The Return of the Carnation
Julia Gauld Julia Gauld

Dianthus – The Return of the Carnation

Once dismissed as old-fashioned, the carnation has become one of the most exciting flowers in contemporary floristry. Discover why today's Dianthus varieties have captured the hearts of a new generation of floral designers and why they deserve a place in every modern floral composition.

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Gerbera – From Floral Faux Pas to Design Favourite
Julia Gauld Julia Gauld

Gerbera – From Floral Faux Pas to Design Favourite

I used to think gerberas belonged only in outdated bouquets—but today they are one of my favourite flowers for contemporary floral design. Discover how modern varieties and a fresh design approach have transformed the gerbera into an architectural highlight for bouquets, installations, and editorial styling.

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Berlin Flower School Featured in BLOOM's VIEW Wedding No. 12
Julia Gauld Julia Gauld

Berlin Flower School Featured in BLOOM's VIEW Wedding No. 12

I am honoured that Berlin Flower School and my book Seasonal Wedding Flowers are featured in BLOOM's VIEW Wedding No. 12, one of the leading international magazines for contemporary wedding floristry. Discover more about the feature and the inspiration behind our approach to floral education and seasonal wedding design.

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Private Floristry Tuition at Berlin Flower School
Julia Gauld Julia Gauld

Private Floristry Tuition at Berlin Flower School

Every Private Floristry Course at Berlin Flower School is individually tailored to your goals, whether you want to master wedding or event floristry, funeral flowers, editorial styling, branding, silk flowers, or receive personalised business coaching. Together we define your learning objectives, create a bespoke schedule and colour concept, and at the end of your training you will receive a Certificate of Participation recognising your personalised floral education.

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Bridgerton Meets Contemporary Wedding Design: Behind the Scenes of Our Bridal Editorial
Julia Gauld Julia Gauld

Bridgerton Meets Contemporary Wedding Design: Behind the Scenes of Our Bridal Editorial

Step behind the scenes of our latest Bridgerton-inspired bridal editorial and discover how Berlin Flower School students transformed a luxury wedding concept into reality. From floral styling and creative direction to professional portfolio photography, this hands-on experience is one of the highlights of our Careers Course—and we're already preparing an exciting new editorial at a secret location for our September programme.

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Barbara Strozzi: Redefining Beauty Beyond Gender
Julia Gauld Julia Gauld

Barbara Strozzi: Redefining Beauty Beyond Gender

Inspired by the extraordinary life of Baroque composer Barbara Strozzi, this editorial explores beauty beyond traditional gender roles. Through contemporary floral design, historical fashion references and the reversal of masculine and feminine aesthetics, we celebrate courage, individuality and the freedom of self-expression.

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Hippie spirit meets contemporary floral design.
Julia Gauld Julia Gauld

Hippie spirit meets contemporary floral design.

An eclectic explosion of colour, this Floral Stylist Course editorial reinterprets the free-spirited hippie aesthetic through a contemporary lens, combining neon hues, bold colour contrasts, and modern floral design. A celebration of creativity, fashion, and fearless self-expression, this shoot explores flowers as an artistic medium beyond traditional floristry.

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The Art of Garden Design: Lessons from Britain
Julia Gauld Julia Gauld

The Art of Garden Design: Lessons from Britain

This weekend's Open Garden Days in Berlin-Rixdorf offered a rare glimpse into some of the city's most beautiful private gardens. While each space had its own charm, one garden in particular reminded me of the British tradition of garden design, where colour, structure, and seasonality come together to create a truly immersive experience.

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News Careers Course
Julia Gauld Julia Gauld

News Careers Course

One of the most exciting aspects of our Careers Course is the opportunity for students to participate in a professionally styled wedding editorial. During the second week of the programme, students work together to design, style, and execute a complete wedding concept at a beautiful location, gaining invaluable hands-on experience while building their portfolios.

For this shoot, we created a modern Bridgerton-inspired wedding story in soft peach and lavender tones, blending romantic elegance with contemporary floral styling. Set against the stunning backdrop of Körnerpark in Berlin, the editorial featured delicate seasonal blooms, modern floral details, and a beautiful bridal look that brought the entire vision to life.

These behind-the-scenes images offer a glimpse into the creative process. We cannot wait to share the final photographs with you.

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The Duchess of Devonshire: Confidence, Influence and English Elegance
Julia Gauld Julia Gauld

The Duchess of Devonshire: Confidence, Influence and English Elegance

Inspired by Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, this Floral Stylist Course editorial celebrates a woman whose confidence, charisma and individuality made her one of the most influential figures of 18th-century England. Set against a quintessentially English backdrop of elegant gardens and timeless architecture, the shoot captures the romance, refinement and quiet strength that defined her legacy.

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Madame du Barry: Beauty, Resilience and the Art of Reinvention
Julia Gauld Julia Gauld

Madame du Barry: Beauty, Resilience and the Art of Reinvention

Inspired by the film Jeanne du Barry, our Floral Stylist Course photoshoot pays homage to one of history's most fascinating Baroque heroines—a woman who rose from humble beginnings to navigate the splendour and complexities of Versailles. Through opulent floral design and romantic storytelling, we celebrate not only her beauty, but also the resilience, intelligence and strength required for a woman to survive and define herself in 18th-century France.

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Madame de Pompadour Reimagined in Blue
Julia Gauld Julia Gauld

Madame de Pompadour Reimagined in Blue

nspired by the iconic portrait of Madame de Pompadour by François Boucher, this editorial reimagines one of history's most influential women through a contemporary floral lens. While subtle references to the Rococo period can be found in the stationery, decorative objects and vase forms, the floral designs, jewellery and overall aesthetic remain distinctly modern. A monochromatic palette of blue flowers transforms the opulence of the 18th century into something fresh, sculptural and unexpected, creating a visual dialogue between historical elegance and contemporary floral design.

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Dido Elizabeth Belle, Beauty & Visibility
Julia Gauld Julia Gauld

Dido Elizabeth Belle, Beauty & Visibility

nspired by the extraordinary story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, this shoot explores beauty, visibility, and historical presence through the visual language of Baroque still life and florals. A homage to a woman whose existence quietly intersected with one of the earliest legal shifts against slavery in Britain, and whose image still radiates dignity, softness, and strength today.

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Marie Antoinette, Beauty & the Punishment of Women Who Refuse to Disappear
Julia Gauld Julia Gauld

Marie Antoinette, Beauty & the Punishment of Women Who Refuse to Disappear

My fascination with Marie Antoinette began as a teenager and deepened over the years into a love for the beauty, craftsmanship, and emotional complexity of the Rococo world. This shoot is an homage to the misunderstood young queen behind the myth — and to the women throughout history who were punished simply for daring to stand out.

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