BFA Young Florist of the Year Competition 2009 Winners

26 Oct 2009

The British Florist Association is proud to announce the return of the bi-annual BFA Young Florist of the Year Competition. The overall winner of the UK heats will compete with all the other European finalists in the 'Eurofleurs 2010' competition to be held at the RHS Tatton Park Flower Show. Click here for an image gallery of the qualifying heat and semi final. Images from the final will be uploaded shortly. The current BFA Young Florist is the Year is Joe Massie, who won the inaugural Maurice Evans Cup in 2007 and went on to compete last year at Eurofleurs. Joe is also the Young Chelsea Florist of the Year 2009.

The Final

Held at the Paragon Hotel in Birmingham, during BFA FleurEx. The BBC were on hand and filmed each competitor, as the winning competitor will be filmed throughout the build up to EuroFleurs 2010 next July. An image gallery will be uploaded soon. The competition had five sections: Handbag, Free Expression, Table Arrangement, Hand Tied Bouquet, Overall Display.

The winners of each section were:

Handbag – Joe Massie
Free Expression – Erica Tippett
Table Arrangement – Lauren Curry
Hand Tied bouquet – Joe Massie
Overall Display – Erica Tippett

FINAL RESULTS....

1st – Joe Massie
2nd – Erica Tippett
3rd Amy Curtis-Whitfield
 
 Amy Curtis Whitfield, Erica Tippett, Lauren Curry, Joe Massie and Emma Stevenson awaiting the results
Amy Curtis Whitfield, Erica Tippett, Lauren Curry, Joe Massie and Emma Stevenson awaiting the results.
Amy Curtis Whitfield, Erica Tippett, Joe Massie, and BFA President Mark Ward

 Mark Ward presents Joe with the Maurice Evans Cup.