Leading Colombian rose growers, Alexandra Farms are proud to announce the winners of their fourth annual Garden Rose Design Contest!
Submissions were accepted in two categories: Wedding Work and Everyday Design, and hundreds of entries were submitted by designers from 22 countries around the world.
Commenting on the level of entries they told us; “Despite the many challenges within the floral industry and the world at large over the past year, the creative minds in our industry kept doing what they do best — designing unique, beautiful work and inspiring us all. We loved seeing the spirit and personality of each designer come through in this year’s winning entries.”
Judges and Prizes
Judges were Jose R. Azout, president of Alexandra Farms; David J.C. Austin, managing director of David Austin Roses; and Holly Heider Chapple, owner of Holly Chapple Flowers and Hope Flower Farm and the founder of Chapel Designers.
Designs were evaluated on three criteria: how garden roses were used, photo quality and the overall design aesthetic and composition. Judging was conducted anonymously, independently, and confidentially. The Readers’ Choice Award winners were chosen by the public through an anonymous online vote.
In each category, the first-place winner will receive an all-expense-paid trip for two to Alexandra Farms. Second place and Readers’ Choice winners will receive 1,000 stems of garden roses. The third-place winners will receive 500 stems of garden roses.
The Winners
Wedding Work
First Place - Dennis Kneepkens, DK – Dennis Kneepkens, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Garden rose varieties used: Princess Midori (Green) and Patience (Auspastor)
Photographer: Maryn Haertel
Second Place - Nancy Zimmerman, Fancy Florals by Nancy, Fairbury, Ill., USA
Garden rose varieties used: Capability (Ausapply) and Miranda (Ausimmon)
Photographer: Rebekah Albaugh Photography
Third Place - Amanda Rodgers, Bouquet Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga., USA
Garden rose varieties used: Francis Meilland, Evelyn (Aussaucer), Princess Charlene of Monaco and Love Song
Photographer: Michelle Scott Photography
Readers’ Choice Award - Ana Vivas, Aniska Creations, Miami, Fla., USA Garden rose varieties used: Tsumugi and Miyabi Photographer: Natasha Arceu Photography
Everyday Design
First Place - Trini Mai, Long Beach, Calif., USA
Garden rose varieties: Kiss Me Kate, The Alnwick (Ausgrab), Evelyn (Aussaucer), Jayne Austin (Ausbreak), Tranquility (Ausnoble), Desdemona (Auskindling) and Distant Drum
Photographer: Trini Mai
Second Place - Ksenia Shestakova, D&K Flowers House, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Garden rose varieties used: Juliet (Ausjameson) and Amnesia
Photographer: D&K Flowers House
Third Place - Brenna Quan, AIFD, CFD, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Garden rose variety used: Pink Xpression
Photographer: Brenna Quan
Readers’ Choice - Katherine Taylor, Jubilee Flowers, Fairhope, Ala., USA
Garden rose varieties used: Romantic Antike and Keira (Ausboxer)
Photographer: Lacey McLaughlin Photography
ABOUT ALEXANDRA FARMS
Alexandra Farms, located high in the Andes mountains of Colombia, is the world’s largest grower of fresh-cut garden roses. Since 2005 we’ve been dedicated to producing flowers with the best appearance and performance possible. Our collections include many unique and popular varieties with special shapes, colours and fragrances. Our long-lasting, award-winning garden roses are available year-round through wholesalers across the world.
