David Root teaches Contemporary Floral Design with Spring Flowers and Contemporary Floral Design: Fall Flowers. He is a professional floral designer with over 33 years’ experience. Root’s imaginative ideas and unique creations have captured more than 185 awards, from New York to California. In 2017, he was the recipient of one of the most prestigious awards on the West Coast, California State Floral Association Top Ten winner. He won the coveted Designer of the Year award at the San Diego County Fair in 1992.
Root’s dynamic stage presence combined with his intensive studies in the art of floristry, have made him a highly sought - after lecturer / demonstrator / instructor with such prominent businesses and publications as University of California San Diego, FTD, Flowers & magazine, San Diego Home/Garden Magazine and many Garden Clubs throughout southern California.