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It's all stations go at the moment, I am spending my days at Chelsea from early in the morning until late at night. How the other half live eh? Not a bad job I suppose, I can think of worse places to be! Amy and Marilyn are certainly attracting plenty of attention from the visitors and our floral jewelry is going down a storm. If you are still able to come and see our stand in the Great Pavillion, pop in and say hi. We're on stand GPC8 and who knows, you might end up wearing one of our masterpieces if you're brave enough...

But now the reason for my blog today, I am about to introduce you to our second demonstrator at Tatton Park, Helen Jamieson who will be taking to the demonstration stage in the BFA Marquee on Thursday 24th July.  

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After a lot of hard work, dealing with several set backs along the way (as nothing ever goes as planned) and days of working our socks off we did it, we have managed to win a medal at Chelsea. I was absolutely delighted to arrive at our stand this morning to find we had been rewarded with a Bronze medal!

For our first ever entry at the Chelsea Flower Show, to walk away with a Bronze medal is something we can all be very proud of. Now that we have had a successful introduction all I can say is watch this space as it's all onwards and upwards from here..

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Me and my big mouth, boasting about the lovely weather we are having.... It's raining now :-( Oh well, that's just another typical summer in the UK I suppose....

I have an update on the regional heat for you as promised.21 competitors took part in the Northern Ireland competition, with a wonderful selection of flowers and sundries they all set to off to complete the first task , an arrangement to go on/or at the base of a grand piano. Several competitors used the purple Midelino Sticks to represent the music bars and notes, which created both rhythm and movement through their designs. The body adornments were both creative and varying in styles and designs, and followed on by their presentation bouquets and chaplet, which was to be placed around the head of Sir Malcolm Sergeant, proving to cause them the most problems.

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Oh what wonderful weather we are having! It certainly feels like summer has arrived here in London. It's days like these I wish I had a garden instead of a roof terrace to retreat in. But back to the order of the day, the blog writing... This year the brand new BFA Marquee will be buzzing with activity in the competion area where the WorldSkills UK 2008 Floristry Final is being held. This prestigious competition is currently in the middle of it's regional heats selecting the finalists to appear in the final at the Tatton show.

Take a look at the pictures from the Irish regional heat held in Greenmount Northern Ireland where over 20 competitors entered with stunning results

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Almost another week has passed and loads more has happened. I promised a demonstrator update in my last blog and here it is... Our first demonstrator on Wednesday 23rd July will be Sarah Horne.

Sarah Horne AIFD is an International Designer, working most recently in Canada, France, Spain and the USA as well as widely throughout England, she is owner of the Award Winning Sarah Horne Flowers in Leamington Spa. Sarah is also an industry consultant working for clients such as BBC television Flower Council of Holland and Interflora

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It's been a while since my last blog and I have not managed to get into my 'new habit' of updating on a weekly basis yet... But since I remembered today I thought I'd drop a few lines. Visitors to the BFA Marquee at Tatton Park this year will see some of the finest BFA member florists share their floristry skills with a live audience. The latest floristry trends will be created before your very eyes using mainly English grown flowers. For those of you that wonder what the BFA is all about, why not have a look at our consumer website. Visit us at www.bfaflorist.org for more information about the BFA and where to find your nearest store. More on the demonstrators in my next blog!

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