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Minimalist Oriental Wedding
We’re floating back to 2017 and to Taehee Kim’s final project for the Advanced Wedding Design Master Class...

City Chic Christmas
It’s traditional greens and reds outside the Kew flower shop this year, with a twist of Zita-style city chic. A pared down...

Mother’s Day 2018
Spring is in the air, just in time for Mother’s Day in the UK. You can order floral arrangements and...

Wedding Stories Video
We’re delighted to release the Wedding Stories video below, filmed and edited by Adrian Stone earlier this year...

Pewter
From the Zita Elze Design Academy today, an interview with Se Hee Hong, Wedding Master Class student, August 2017...

Wedding Stories 2017 – III
Our final Wedding Stories post, photographed in Kew Gardens’ historic Nash Conservatory, features...

Rhapsody in Flowers
Wedding Design
Connecting music, floral art, compassion and love came naturally to cellist and floristry student Ka Young Kwon...

Kew Sparkle 2016
Welcome December, the first day of Advent and the final preparations for tomorrow’s Kew Sparkle, our annual village...

A Fine Feathered Tale
In an imagined forest clearing, a flower filled table is set for an intimate wedding breakfast. The branches above flutter...

Seoul Masterclass II
Day one’s master class in Korea concentrated on bouquets, ‘hand-tied by emotion’, taking full advantage of Zita’s...

Wedding Design –
Advanced Master Class
Zita Elze’s Advanced Wedding Design Master Class is one of the most well-respected and popular courses for florists...

New Year Flowers
Sharing a little inspiration for New Year floral arrangements and bouquets with a focus on subtle metallics, light ...

Japan Christmas Flashback
We loved this Japanese Garden Breeze blog post about the Zita Elze shop by Noriko Shirai with...

Thanksgiving and Christmas
With Thanksgiving just a couple of days away, we’re wishing American friends peaceful celebrations!

Lucie Loves: DIY Wedding Flowers
We met fashion and lifestyle blogger Lucie Kerley at last year’s Brides The Show where she was exploring...

Press: A Princess at Zita Elze Flower School
Korean student HeeWon Kim took the 4 week course at the Zita Elze...

Beatrix Potter Inspired
We’re revisiting Georgia Doherty’s enchanting flower school designs from last Spring. Georgia, who...

Melodies of Spring II
Day 2 of Zita’s special Seoul Master Class, Melodies of Spring, focused on real flower embroidered handbags...

Aashni Wedding Show 2019
We were thrilled to be back at The Dorchester for this year’s gathering of Indian and Neo South Asian fashion...

A Chef’s Wedding Story
We were excited to have Jihye Choi join us for a trio of courses including floral embroidery, hand-tied bouquet and the...

Snowdrop Banquet - RHS
A fairy tale fantasy layered in whites, Zita’s snowdrop banqueting table celebrates nature’s...

Christmas Stories I
We’re excited to share the first images from Zita’s November master class in Seoul, organised in collaboration with...

Ferragamo’s Garden
Floral designer Tetê Castanha’s Concept and Design project draws its voluptuous colours, notably pink, orange and blush...

Wedding Stories 2017 – II
In part II of this special Advanced Wedding Design Master Class we look at the personal flowers created by Eunhee Lim...

Tropical Beach Wedding
Design Academy student Kim Gyongmi’s advanced wedding project transports us to a colourful beach scene worthy of a...

New Video: Zita Elze in Seoul
The film featuring Zita in Korea for a week of floristry master classes (March/April 2016) is now available on the...

Cactus Queen
Yejina Kim wowed us all at the end of her 4 week floristry course with her extraordinary bridal creations, designed in...

Seoul Masterclass I
The first Seoul masterclass at Hotel La Casa was a flower filled triumph and we’re delighted to share highlights of the...

Class of January 2016
January 2016’s students at the flower school in London were all from Korea, with thanks to Halcyon in Seoul...

Season’s Greetings 2015
Have a wonderful holiday! The flower shop in Kew and the Zita Elze Design Academy reopen on the 4th January...

Kew Sparkle Demos
Join Zita and the team for Kew Sparkle, Kew Village’s annual Christmas celebrations on Friday 4th December...

Flower School London and Seoul
We’re delighted to share the Zita Elze Design Academy October 2015 class bouquets, created in this talented...

Interview: Interflora Australia
Very happy on return from Brazil to find this interview published on Interflora Australia’s website, highlighting some...

Melodies of Spring Seoul
A live update from the Space B-E Gallery and the sweet floral notes being dreamt up in Melodies of Spring...

New Year, New School, New Classes
We thought we’d start the year by giving you a little taste of the new ZE Flower Academy, all dressed up for a fresh class...

Romance at Barnsley
Zita’s latest special advanced wedding design masterclass took place last week. Following a couple of...

Merry Christmas 2017
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. The flower shop and Design Academy reopen on January...

Autumn Flower Arch
Pumpkin perfection for Halloween! This was the first time we created a giant floral arch as a group during the 4 week ...

Garden of Eden
French orchard meets Garden of Eden at the Aashni + Co Wedding Show at The Dorchester, Mayfair earlier this year...

British Flowers Week 2017
We’re delighted to see British Flowers Week blossom for its 5th year from 19-25th June! Check Zita’s spectacular real ...

Wedding Stories 2017 – I
A special advanced wedding design master class was devised in April for a talented group of professional florists and...

Vintage Style
Eun Seo Kwak’s wedding design masterclass project is suffused with vintage style in a soft palette of muted metallics, pale...

Changing Seasons
Inspired by the cycle of nature, floristry student Jisoo Park’s glorious wedding design concept draws on the rich colours...

Easter 2016
Tis the season of fresh shoots, feathered nests, Easter eggs and a surge of springtime creativity in the Zita Elze...

Flowerona: Wedding Master Class
Delighted to have the Advanced Wedding Master Class featured on Flowerona, showcasing the work of Noriko Kondo...

Winter Bouquets & Christmas Decorations
We’ve added a couple of seasonal winter bouquets to the bespoke orders page and some Christmas decoration...

Christmas with Neptune Home
Festive fun last week at Neptune Home‘s Chiswick store with fabulous floral Christmas designs created by Zita...

Zita Elze Design Academy:
Riverdale Farm
Flashback to May 2014 when Helen Leighton spent a month at the Design Academy producing a host of...

March Design Academy: Mayuma
This week we’re showcasing some of the refined and sensitive floral arrangements created by Mayuma during her...