Top Tips for Floral Competition Success
What can competition teach you about design? Learn to be a better competitor, read a brief carefully, and understand where to find the most marks — a live talk from Mark Pampling, with Q&A at the end.
Advanced Directions Online Course
Stretch your design skills by putting a spotlight on combinations of principles that aren't frequently encountered. Clear direction for working within common parameters, with the benefit of shared learning.
Design Solutions Online Course
Constrain your material choices and narrow your focus on the elements and principles of design. Create more impact with fewer varieties of plant material.
Designing to Win
Maximise your success in competition with seasoned Competitor, Teacher, Judge and Student of Floral Design, Mark Pampling. Work to a schedule and get feedback normally only available through actually competing. Designer places are capped at 20 per timezone; Observer places are unlimited.
Ready to choose your course?
Each course runs independently, with its own dates and its own class size.
Questions
What's the difference between the four programs?
They're independent of each other, not a sequence — join any one on its own. Top Tips for Floral Competition Success is a free 45-minute live talk, open to anyone. Advanced Directions and Design Solutions are flagship online courses. Designing to Win is a competition-focused course you can join as a Designer or an Observer.
When do the courses run?
Each course has its own dates. Advanced Directions, Design Solutions and Designing to Win are all scheduled September through November 2026, but you're welcome to join just one — they don't need to be taken together or in order.
How much do they cost?
Top Tips for Floral Competition Success is free. Advanced Directions is $590 AUD, Design Solutions is $535 AUD, and Designing to Win starts from $55 AUD as an Observer or $125 AUD as a Designer.
Is there a class size limit?
It depends on the course. Advanced Directions and Design Solutions are capped at twelve participants each, so there's time for detailed discussion of everyone's work. Designing to Win (Designer) is capped at twenty places per timezone. The free talk and Designing to Win (Audience) have no limit on numbers.
What timezone should I choose?
Advanced Directions and Design Solutions offer American or Australia & NZ timezone sessions. Designing to Win and the free talk offer London, Sydney or New York times — pick whichever suits you when you check out.
Do I need previous experience?
The free talk suits any level. The paid courses assume a working familiarity with floral design fundamentals, not advanced mastery.
Can I join the free talk without committing to a paid course?
Yes — there's no obligation to enrol in anything else.
What if I can't make a live session?
Past participants have had access to recordings of the live calls alongside written feedback, so you can catch up in your own time.