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RHS CHELSEA FLORIST COMPETITION 2010

HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES?

Following the success of this year's competition, The Royal Horticultural Society  is pleased to announce the ‘The RHS Chelsea Florist of the Year’ competition for 2010, in association with the British Florist Association. This competition is to be held at the world’s most famous flower show in Chelsea, London and showcases the very best in professional retail floristry. The competition will take place within the floristry section at the 2010 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

The two new categories are:

·         The RHS Young Chelsea Florist of the Year : (ages between 16 - 25 years)

·         The RHS Chelsea Florist of the Year : (ages 26 and over)

Click to skip directly to:
In Order to Qualify  /  How to Enter  /  Next Hub Heat Dates  /  Competition Schedule
Judging & Awards  /  Terms & Conditions  /  Frequently Asked Questions



In order to qualify

Entry to the competition is open to any florist working in or owning a retail florist shop, or who is a student or tutor at an approved floristry school or recognised college.
(Please note, the RHS entry criteria does preclude freelance florists, those working from home or from non-retail premises, from entry).

How to enter

To enter you will need to submit a piece of floristry, following the relevant competition schedule, into one of the regional qualifying heats to be held at the BFA Hub Meetings. The highest scoring entries from each category will qualify for a place at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

To register to compete in the Regional Heats:

1. Email info@britishfloristassociation.org with:
    NAME,
    CATEGORY (Young Florist, or Florist),  
    WHICH REGIONAL HEAT you are attending.
Please put "Regional Heat Registration" as the subject line.      

2. We will email you the application form to complete and BRING THIS TO THE REGIONAL HEAT

3. You must register for the heat by the deadline shown

  

Next Hub Heat Dates

Dates confirmed so far...
June 27th
, Saturday - 6pm start.
Demonstration by Chelsea Florist of the Year Neil Whittaker NDSF FSF AIFD
Flower Vision, Spout Lane, Stanwell Moor, STAINES, Middx, TW19 6BN
Deadline for registration: Thu 25th June

August 16th, Sunday - start tbc. William Highams, Wigan, Lancs
September 29th, Tuesday - 6.30pm start. St Mellion Flowers, Saltash, Cornwall
October 8th, Thursday - 6.30pm start. Van Vliet, Birmingham
November 3rd, Tuesday - 6.30pm start. Van Vliet, Manchester

Hub also planned for...
St Mellion Flowers, Saltash, Cornwall
New Covent Garden Market, London
Kelly Flowers, Belfast
Scruton Flowers, Leeds
Flower Vision, Bristol

Regional qualifying BFA Hub Heats competition schedule

Create and Design a funeral tribute for a keen gardener.

Fresh flowers/ foliage must predominate.

The judges will be looking for a high standard of composition and technique.


If you have a question, 
click here to read the FAQ section first as it may already have been answered. All queries on heats should be submitted in writing to info@britishfloristassociation.org. Please click here to read the Terms & Conditions.



Judging & Awards

The judging will be to RHS judging standards.  Medals can include ‘Bronze’, ‘Silver’, ‘Silver Gilt’, and ‘Gold’. The Best in Show will be presented with the ‘RHS Chelsea Florist of the Year’ & ‘RHS Young Chelsea Florist of the Year’ trophy.

Please note all application forms will be issued to the winning competitors at the qualifying heats held at the BFA Hub meetings.  After the heat has taken place, the application form must be completed and returned to the RHS Shows Department by the date stated on the application form.  The Schedule & regulations for Chelsea Flower Show will be distributed individually to all confirmed competitors after the final hub meeting takes place in February 2010.

If you have any queries regarding the hub heats please email info@britishfloristassociation.org, any queries relating to Chelsea 2010 please contact Sarah Owen, Chelsea Flower Show Deputy Show Manager at the RHS directly on 020 7821 3336 or by e-mail: sarahowen@rhs.org.uk.



Rules and Regulations 

There will be 2 categories at the regional qualifying BFA Hub Heats.

·         The RHS Young Chelsea Florist of the Year

(Open to anyone aged between 16 - 25 years of age.)

·         The RHS Chelsea Florist of the Year

(Open to anyone aged 26 and over.)

Entry to the competition is open to any florist working in or owning a retail florist shop, or who is a student or tutor at an approved floristry school or recognised college

A competition application form must be completed before entry. You will be able to download an application form from the BFA website. www.britishfloristassociation.org

A competitor may only submit one entry per competition.

A competitor may enter the competition at any of venues where the regional qualifying BFA Hub Heats are held, but is not allowed to enter the same competition twice.

Competition entries must be placed at the venue no later than 19:30hrs

Late entries will only be accepted at the discretion of the Judge.

All competitors must make themselves and their entries available, as required by the RHS and the BFA, for media purposes.

The running of the qualifying BFA Hub Heats is the responsibility of the BFA and The UK Floristry Judges Guild.

The two highest scoring/marks from each category will qualify for a place at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show held in May 2010.

If a competitor is not according to schedule, the competition piece will be marked but will also be disqualified from going through to The RHS Chelsea Florist of the Year and will be marked ‘out of Schedule’.

The competition will marked using the European Professional Judging Schedules.

Idea                20 marks

Colour             20 marks

Composition     30 marks

Technique        30 marks

Total maximum marks 100.

The Judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

 


 




Click here for:

Frequently Asked Questions

Hub Heat 2009 Results 

Chelsea Gallery 2009



Related Sites:

UK Floristry Judges Guild
Dennis van Wonderen's RHS Blog
RHS Website