Flower Arranging Workshop in Richmond: Wednesday Evenings

The School of Bloom teaches adult floral design at 5901 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94121, and its 2026 Flower Power Happy Hour sessions run from 6:00 to 7:30 on weeknights, mostly Wednesdays. The school's site says no experience is needed and all materials are included. The next fall wreath workshop on its calendar is Wednesday, October 28, with sign-up through the link in the school's Instagram bio or by direct message.

The School of Bloom is created and taught by Sharla Flock of Sharla Flock Designs, a San Francisco floral designer with more than 20 years in the floral industry. The school's own words set the tone: classes for adults meant to educate and empower people to love floral design confidently, and to feel a deeper connection to nature. The line on its homepage is "Feeding Souls one Class at a Time."

That philosophy shows in the format. These are not technical certification courses. The classes are described as rooted in kindness and in the growth of self-confidence and joy through playing with flowers, which is why the school brands its evening series as floral therapy. If you have ever been intimidated by a florist's counter, this is the gentler on-ramp.

The evening series is called Flower Power Happy Hour, and the posts on the school's Instagram feed show how it has run in 2026. A summer session landed on Tuesday, July 21, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. Another followed on Wednesday, August 19, at the same hours, and a floral design workshop closed the design series on Wednesday, September 16.

After that the calendar turns seasonal. Wreath workshops started on September 23, with a fall wreath night on Wednesday, October 7, again 6:00 to 7:30, another on October 21 and the next on Wednesday, October 28. The school's August announcement says fall and winter wreath workshops finish out the 2026 series, so the winter wreath is the last stop on this year's schedule.

The 6:00 start is deliberate. It lets you leave work, drive or ride out Geary, and be handling stems within minutes. At ninety minutes, the session ends before the evening is over, which leaves you time for dinner on Clement Street or a quiet ride home with a wreath on your lap.

Per the school, the workshops need no experience and every material is included, so you do not buy flowers, wire or bases ahead of time. The fall wreath nights are the most photographed on the school's feed: a round base built up with seasonal foliage, berries and blooms in autumn colors, finished at the table alongside the other participants.

A wreath rewards patience more than strength. Tuck the heavier items first, such as large blooms and clusters of berries, then fill the gaps with lighter foliage, and turn the base often so the shape stays even from every side. Because the class is a wreath rather than a vase arrangement, you leave with something that hangs on a door or sits flat as a centerpiece. It is a different skill from bouquet-making, closer to layering and balancing than to building height, and it is a good fit for people who find tall vase work fussy.

Private groups are welcome too. The school's October 9 post says to email hello@theschoolofbloom.com for a private group workshop, with a minimum of 8 participants. On September 3 the school also posted about a team-building session with an audiology department, so offices and friend groups are a regular part of the calendar.

Registration runs through the link in the school's Instagram bio, or you can message the account for the link; the homepage also has a Register for Workshop button, and the school lists its events on Eventbrite under The School of Bloom. The school does not publish a phone number, so email and direct message are the contact routes.

One limit worth knowing: the homepage and event posts do not list ticket prices, so this guide does not quote one. Space is described as limited in the school's posts, so a class you want can fill before you see it. Check the Instagram feed often, because each new date is posted there first.

If you want a tall vase arrangement instead of a wreath, the design-series nights earlier in the year were closer to that, and they ended in September. Another option across town is Le Bouquet's two-hour studio session on Union Street, which teaches color theory and mechanics.

The school sits on Geary Boulevard in the Richmond District, the long grid of avenues between Golden Gate Park and the Presidio. Geary is one of the city's main crosstown corridors, with frequent bus service along it, so a transit trip from downtown does not need a transfer. Parking on the avenues is easier after 6 pm than at midday.

Because every workshop is held at the same address, you never have to guess a venue. The school's page states plainly that all workshops are held at 5901 Geary Blvd, which is helpful if you are booking a group and need to send one address.

Arrive early enough to see the neighborhood in the last light. Clement Street, a few blocks north, is the Richmond's busiest food street, lined with dumplings, bakeries and noodle shops, and a good place to eat before a 6:00 class or after the 7:30 finish. The Presidio's edge and the cliffs of Lands End are a short drive west and north for a daytime walk.

If you are collecting ideas for a whole weekend, ask Karpo APP for dinner near Geary Boulevard or other craft classes in the city, and it will line up the rest of the night.

Address: 5901 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94121. Typical session time: 6:00 to 7:30 pm, mostly Wednesdays. Next listed workshop: fall wreath, Wednesday, October 28. Minimum for a private group: 8 participants. Contact: hello@theschoolofbloom.com, the Instagram account theschoolofbloom, and the Eventbrite organizer page. Included: all materials, no experience needed.