We are so pleased to see so many of our BFA and IPF members succesful in their application to exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024. Here you can read what they will be creating and we look forward to seeing their designs later in the year.
Creative Spaces & Floral Creations
There are two categories of floral exhibits in the Grand Pavilion in 2024. Creative Spaces have no rules, or themes, they are an opportunity for florists to have free rein over their own unique display. They are not judged for RHS medals, but are applicable for the Floristry Ambassador’s Choice Award. Floral Creations is a brand new category with smaller arrangements, mounted on plinths. The theme for 2024 is ‘Colour’. These displays are judged for RHS medals and are applicable to win the RHS Chelsea Florist of the Year.
Heartwood
Heartwood is a sculptural reflection of nature. As a tree ages, new rings of sapwood are grown, protecting the inner heartwood from decay. In return, the redundant inner cells create a strong structural pillar, giving strength as it grows in its search for more light. When a tree falls and splits open, its inner core is revealed – The heartwood. Ripped from protection; vulnerable and weak, the tree begins to die. However, even in this fading state, nature finds a purpose. Plants, moss, fungi and living organisms begin to thrive on the heartwood, bringing a new purpose to the meaning of this core.
BFA Business Members
Acacia Creative Studio
Key flowers: Allium, geums, Alchemilla, foxgloves, cornflowers, larkspur.
Colour & Transparency – Floral Creations
The Colour & Transparency inspired design incorporates the Pantone Neon Colour trends from 2023 to 2024. To complement the concept, the Scottish made Nutscene Neon Twine will be used within the design. With the neon colour palette, the botanicals of varying hues and tones, could easily become visually heavy or be over stimulating. Using glass test tubes and acrylic rods, will not only create voids of quiet within the chaos but will create transparency.
https://www.acaciastudio.co.uk/
Allison Hood
Nature’s Spectrum – Floral Creations
Inspired by light, life, nature and emotion, ‘Nature’s Spectrum’ celebrates the colour and beauty of seasonal British-grown flowers. Symbolising occasions where, throughout history, flowers have played a significant role, such as birth, life and death. A three-tiered elevated circular pillar links and intertwines with branches, vines and cascading blooms. Small pieces of mirror are hidden within the design to reflect past & present, light & colour. The upward climbing design represents the eternal circle of life, rejuvenation and the cyclical regularity of nature itself.
Key flowers: Alliums, Digitalis, Ranunculus, Anemones, Aquilegia
https://www.instagram.com/allison_hood_flower_school_/
Angela Turner
Inner Peace – Floral Creations
Approximately one in four adults and one in 10 children will experience mental health problems each year. Recognising the need for calm among the chaos, the display depicts an inner stillness and a connection to nature. Beautiful British flowers, delicate vine-like materials and grasses protect and cocoon the focal rose feature representing ‘Inner Peace’. The palest tones are chosen as they are the often undervalued introverts of the colour world.
Key flowers: Roses, jasmine, Anemone, Clematis, Alchemilla, Nigella.
https://www.instagram.com/angelaturnerfloraldesign/
Helen James Flowers
Floral creation on a plinth
https://www.helenjamesflowers.co.uk/
Julie Pearson Design
Colour & Transparency – Floral Creations
The Colour & Transparency inspired design incorporates the Pantone Neon Colour trends from 2023 to 2024. To complement the concept, the Scottish made Nutscene Neon Twine will be used within the design. With the neon colour palette, the botanicals of varying hues and tones, could easily become visually heavy or be over stimulating. Using glass test tubes and acrylic rods, will not only create voids of quiet within the chaos but will create transparency.
Key flowers: Poppies, passionflower, irises, hazel, silver birch.
https://www.juliepearsonuk.com/
Sarah Horne & Team
Nature’s Botanical Palette – Floral Creations
Inspiration comes from Jephson Gardens in Royal Leamington Spa. A mindful space where the giant Lebanese cedar tree towers above the wonderful botanical collections from around the world, housed throughout the gardens and the temperate house. The design uses the Japanese colour methodology of ‘natural harmony’. Taking tiny steps in tint, tone hue and shade, takes the viewer on a joyous, mindful journey through the spectrum.
Key flowers: Orchids, roses, Geum, Sandersonia, Eucalyptus, Ceropegia woodii
https://www.sarahhornebotanicals.com/
BFA College Member
Moreton Morrell College
AWAKENING-DNA: Rooted in nature together
The design narrates the passage of the seasons and is inspired by DNA (which unites all life on Earth) with three towering double helices, each with its own botanical identity. Colours are inspired by nature, starting with lush greens, before building in intensity to flamboyant reds and purples. Then transitioning to more muted tones, graduating towards the beauty in nature’s decay.
Key flowers: Salix alba var. ‘Chermesina Yelverton’, Ranunculus asiaticus, Delphinium elatum, Lunaria annua.
The RHS support one college each year at RHS Chelsea. They are given a space and freedom to design an exhibit to reflect their student’s floristry skills and talents. This in an excellent opportunity for them to be part of the worlds most famous flower show and nurture future florists within the industry.
