Erica Tippett qualified for Chelsea Flower Show !!

The schedule of The RHS Chelsea florist of the year competition at the 2010 rhs Chelsea flower show is to design and construct a fantasy parasol. the construction includes the framework of the parasol made by the competitor the diameter of the parasol must be over 50cm and no bigger than 1 metre.
 
To get this far we had to enter a funeral tribute for a keen gardener, the entries are regional entries so I entered at st mellion saltash. The 1st person who one would only go through from each region and unfortunately I came second so I didn’t think I got through but after a couple of months someone dropped out and I had the next highest points in the UK.

British Florist Association BFA Young Florist of the Year Competition.

Held at the Paragon Hotel in Birmingham, during BFA FleurEx. The BBC were on hand and filmed each competitor, as the winning competitor will be filmed throughout the build up to EuroFleurs 2010 next July. See the bottom of the page for more images. The competition had five sections: Handbag, Free Expression, Table Arrangement, Hand Tied Bouquet, Overall Display.

The winners of each section were:

Handbag – Joe Massie
Free Expression – Erica Tippett
Table Arrangement – Lauren Curry
Hand Tied bouquet – Joe Massie
Overall Display – Erica Tippett

FINAL RESULTS....

1st – Joe Massie

2nd – Erica Tippett

3rd Amy Curtis-Whitfield

More info here: www.britishfloristassociation.org/home.htm?id=23