About Jill

Funky... Creative... and Passionate about flowers... words that describe Jill O Keeffe to a tee...

Never stop learning is her motto.

Having spent the last 16 years honing her skills, developing her style and learning as much as possible about the flower industry, Jill felt it was time to start sharing her knowledge and unique style of floristry with others.

Jill's path through the garden of flowers has led her from the UK where she trained for 3 years under the guidance of Sylvia Bird AIFD NDSF, to the Americas; working with some of the United States' top designers. Afterwards she worked throughout Sussex on the south coast of England growing from budding trainee to blossoming freelancer.

In 2004 she returned to her roots in Cork, in the south of Ireland, where she has found a real home for her creativity and talent. Here she worked for 3 years with Fox Flowers of Cork, and from there leapt into the big wide world of demonstrating and teaching to continue her quest for floral excellence.

Jill now holds the highest accreditation available to an Irish or English florist, the National Diploma. Wild Floral Couture was set up to expand the range of services available to those who love flowers, be it commerical or hobby training, floral consultancy, or to provide innovative design solutions to the public.

 


"My ambition is to open my own floristry school one day, to run a centre of excellence where those who love flowers and the art of floristry can come to learn, develop their skills and where they can find inspiration and personal fulfillment."

Jill O' Keeffe