These mini guides are quick and easy digital downloads full of written instruction and coordinating imagery outlining a variety of front and back end floral related content. They are perfect for beginner level designers brushing up on the basics or intermediate level flower friends looking to pick up a few new tricks. 

Digital Guides

Rigging Floral Installations Using Steel Cable

This 10 minute video will guide you through the basics of how to rig using steel cable for floral installations. Includes a mini digital guide with product details and sourcing.

Floral Event Tool Kit

This 14 page digital guide will walk you through the ins and outs of our basic tool kit that comes with us to every event! Direct links to specific items are included as well as coordinating imagery of all supplies. It also includes details for our compact personals kit.

Processing: Hydrangeas, Tulips, and Spray Roses

This 23 page digital guide will walk through our unboxing and processing methods of three staple flower types: Hydrangeas, Tulips, and Spray Roses. Great for beginning learners!

Design a Foam-Free Floral Centerpiece

This 7 page digital guide will list mechanics, stem counts of foliage and fresh flowers, and basic step by step process of creating a foam-free floral centerpiece with coordinating imagery. 

Flower Crown

This 9 page guide will walk you through the step by step process of designing this sweet flower crown. Including imagery, mechanics, and tips throughout!

Design a Hand-Tied Floral Centerpiece

This 9 page digital guide will list mechanics, stem counts of foliage and fresh flowers, and basic step by step process of creating a hand-tied floral centerpiece with coordinating imagery.

Choose Great Flower Buckets

This 10 page digital guide will walk you through the seven types of buckets we use daily in our studio. Including imagery, sourcing, pros and cons, and tips throughout! 

Clean Candle Glassware

This 7 page digital guide will list supplies needed as well as the step by step process we use to clean candles and wax from glassware with coordinating imagery.

Taper Candle Tool Kit

This 4 page digital guide will outline all the supplies we pack in our compact taper candle tool kit! 

Votives

This 14 page guide will outline the ins and outs of our thoughts about votive candles. From sourcing, storage, transportation, style choices, and tea light options.

Tapers

This 15 page digital guide will outline the types of taper candle holders and enclosures we use for events that we stock in our studio.

Hurricanes

This 16 page digital guide will outline the types of hurricane candle holders we use for events that we stock in our studio.

Candleholder Bundle

This bundled collection includes the Votives, Tapers, and Hurricanes digital guides at a slightly discounted bundle rate. 

Event Florist Production Week

This 33 page guide features a breakdown of an event florist's production schedule. What happens on what day during a standard week in order to produce one or more events. 

Proposal for a Luxury Wedding

This 11 page digital guide features a complete sample proposal including introduction, an itemized list of designs with descriptions and pricing, as well as exact stem counts and base mechanics list for each included design.

Custom Metal Tree Frame

This 16 page digital guide will walk you through the ins and outs of our custom fabricated tree centerpiece mechanics! Measurements and description of process as well as coordinating imagery of each step is included. 

Design a Large Hanging Wreath

This 9 page digital guide will walk through the design, mechanics, supplies, product, staffing, and installation process of this massive suspended holiday wreath. Great for intermediate learners!

Behind the Scenes: Peony Editorial

This 15 page guide will walk you through our process of planning and designing a large scale photo shoot installation in the Sweet Root studio.

Personals Kit

This 4 page digital guide will outline all the supplies we pack in our compact personals kit! 
"I love the design guide - very helpful! I'm a new florist and it's always tough for me to decide how many stems I need to purchase for one arrangement."

Paige (Foam-Free Floral Centerpiece)

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A Little Bit About Us

Sweet Root Village began over a glass of wine and dreams of a creative and wonderful future doing what we love most: floral design and building community. Our studio space in Alexandria, VA is where all the magic happens. We have an amazing team that shares our passion for life and for people, and we couldn’t be more excited to share all we've learned as we all continue to grow together.

est 2010