2012 saw our second trip to compete at the Chelsea Flower Show for the florist of the year competition, this year it was Lisa’s chance to compete for Chelsea Florist of The Year, bringing home a Silver medal!

Qualifying at the regional heat in the South West with an amazing 92.5% with this Olympic themed arrangement.

There were 5 rings arranged to symbolise the Olympic rings, these were made out of gold, silver and bronze bullion wire to portray the colours of the winning Olympic medals. The flowers and foliage’s used again were in shades of the medal using gold Phalaenopsis and Primrose flowers, Silver Tillandsia and Brunia and Bronze Cymbidium and Cordyline. The design was on a simple golden wood stand to make it suitable for a table arrangement design without detracting from the intricate ring design but adding suitable stability and height.

The Brief for the big day

To design and create a floral chandelier for the Queens Diamond Jubilee.

The inspiration for this design came from the classical chandelier design and the colour scheme from the royal purple and silver and white tones to symbolise the Diamond part of the brief. The framework was constructed from Large lampshade rings, with wire mesh, Tillandsia moss and Silver bullion wire. The fresh material included Phalaenopsis orchids, Ornithogalum arabicum, Ceropegia woodii, Anthuriums and Pitcher Plant flowers. The finished design is embellished with strings of silver Brunia to symbolise pearl strands and miniature mirrors to catch the light along with some stunning clear and purple crystal drops and diamante strands.