FleurEx 2024: Sunday Competition entries and winners

Our Competitions at FleurEx are a great way to have fun with your skills and learn new techniques at your own pace. These are the competitors designs and the winners for 2024.

Competition 1 (Student competition)

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Schedule 1 Student Competition
Date	Sunday 29th September 2024
Duration	To be brought ready-made
Theme	Hand tied bouquet
Description	A hand tied bouquet with a framework to celebrate the year of the Dragon. The bouquet must have one tie point and be able to be held in the hand. The bouquet must have a water source.
Shape	Free
Size	Maximum 60x60cm, Height limit 2m.
Technique	Free
Material	All material for this design to be supplied by the competitor.
Preparation	Pre-made
Display	To be displayed on an open table. Tables will be provided by the BFA for display purposes only. The competitor must supply the water source/container in which the bouquet will be displayed. The water source/container will not be judged as part of the design.
Judging	At least two thirds of the finished design must be fresh flower and /or plant material. The fresh flower and /or plant material must be visually dominant. The judges will be looking for a high standard of technique and design. The judges will need to handle/remove the bouquet for judging purposes. All pieces will be judged but any designs showing obvious disregard to the schedule will be marked 0 for Interpretation and an additional 20 penalty points will be deducted from the total. The competitor will not be placed.
Judging Criteria	Judging criteria as used by the UK Floristry Judges Guild. The judge’s decision is final. https://www.floristryjudgesguild.co.uk/judges-criteria-&-facets.htm

The Student competition is open to florists with less than 3 years experience.

The Winner: Megan Deakin (presented by Jo Biddle)

Competition 2: Floral Collar

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Schedule 2
Date	Sunday 29th September 2024
Duration	To be brought ready-made
Theme	Floral Collar
Description	Create a floral collar to be worn by a named celebrity at the Met Gala red carpet event.
Shape	Free
Size	Maximum 60x60cm, Height limit 2m.
Technique	Free
Material	All material for this design to be supplied by the competitor.
Preparation	Pre-made
Display	To be displayed on an open table. Tables will be provided by the BFA for display purposes only. The support/stand will not be judged as part of the design.
Judging	At least two thirds of the finished design must be fresh flower and /or plant material. The fresh flower and /or plant material must be visually dominant. The judges will be looking for a high standard of technique and design. The judges will need to handle/remove the design for judging purposes. The design must be detachable from the support /stand it is displayed on. The name and/or image of the chosen celebrity must be displayed next to the piece. How this is displayed will not be judged. All pieces will be judged but any showing obvious disregard to the schedule will be marked 0 for Interpretation and an additional 20 penalty points will be deducted from the total. The competitor will not be placed.
Judging Criteria	Judging criteria as used by the UK Floristry Judges Guild. The judge’s decision is final. https://www.floristryjudgesguild.co.uk/judges-criteria-&-facets.htm

The Winner: Abigail McGuire (presented by Julia Ryde)

Competition 3: Column Design

Competition 4: Funeral Design

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Schedule 4
Date	Sunday 29th September 2024
Duration	To be brought ready-made
Theme	Funeral design
Description	Design a funeral heart to celebrate the life of Vita Sackville-West. You may use foam, but it is requested that if floral foam is used by competitors, it should be biodegradable.
Shape	Free
Size	Maximum 60x60cm, Height limit 2m.
Technique	Free
Material	All material for this design to be supplied by the competitor.
Preparation	Pre-made
Display	To be displayed on an open table. Tables will be provided by the BFA for display purposes only. A support/stand will not be judged as part of the design.
Judging	At least two thirds of the finished design must be fresh flower and /or plant material. The fresh flower and /or plant material must be visually dominant. The judges will be looking for a high standard of technique and design. All pieces will be judged but any designs showing obvious disregard to the schedule will be marked 0 for Interpretation and an additional 20 penalty points will be deducted from the total. The competitor will not be placed.
Judging Criteria	Judging criteria as used by the UK Floristry Judges Guild. The judge’s decision is final. https://www.floristryjudgesguild.co.uk/judges-criteria-&-facets.htm