Alexandra Farms Second Annual Garden Rose Design Contest

Alexandra Farms, one of the leading growers of high-end garden roses, has announced their Second Annual Garden Rose Design Contest happening now. Enter to win top prizes and bragging rights featuring YOUR floral designs using garden roses. The contest began on February 1, 2019 and the deadline for submission is June 30, 2019.

Submit your best floral designs using garden roses in these two categories: Everyday Design and Wedding Bouquet and enter for a chance to win awards. You may submit up to three (3) designs per category.

But don’t wait long. The first 100 registrants will receive 48 free stems of garden roses from Alexandra Farms!

Prizes

FIRST PLACE
All-expense paid trip for two to Alexandra Farms in Bogotá, Colombia (or monetary equivalent)

SECOND PLACE
1,000 stems of garden roses

THIRD PLACE
500 stems of garden roses

READERS’ CHOICE AWARD
1,000 stems of garden roses
(The winners of the Readers’ Choice Awards are determined by a public online vote.)

Judges

The winners will be announced in the October 2019 issue of Florists’ Review and judged by Jose R. Azout, Alexandra Farms; David J C Austin, David Austin Roses; Tomas De Bruyne, international floral designer and educator; and David Coake, editorial director of Florists’ Review.

2018 GARDEN ROSE DESIGN CONTEST WINNERS

In case you missed the winner’s of the 2018 Garden Rose Design Contest in Florists’ Review, see all the winning designs below.

Entires were judged by Alexandra Farms President Joey Azout; David JC Austin of David Austin Roses; Hitomi Gilliam AIFD EMC; and David Coake and Lori McNorton from Florists’ Review.

2018 First Place Winners

Wedding Bouquet by Rachel Stevenson
EverAfter Floral Design; Myerstown, Pa.
Garden rose variety used: ‘Juliet’ (Ausjameson)
Photo: Janae Rose Photography

Everyday Design by Angela Hall
Flower Lane Design; American Fork, Utah
Garden rose varieties used: ‘Baronesse’ and ‘Miyabi’
Photo: Kennadi Hall Photography

2018 second Place Winners

Wedding Bouquet by Nancy Zimmerman
Fancy Florals by Nancy; Fairbury, Ill.
Garden rose variety used: ‘Constance’ (Austruss)
Photo: Rachael Schirano Photography

Everyday Design by Katherine Taylor
Jubilee Flowers; Fairhope, Ala.
Garden rose variety used: ‘Miranda’ (Ausimmon)
Photo: Hannah Roberts

2018 Third Place Winners

Wedding Bouquet by Tara Pollio
Tara Pollio Floral Event Design; Manchester Center, Vt.
Garden rose variety used: ‘Juliet’ (Ausjameson)
Photo: Allegro Photography

Everyday Design by Eleni Mauromoustakos
Kimberly Queen Floral; Overland Park, Kan.
Garden rose varieties used: ‘Keira’ (Ausboxer) and ‘Purity’ (Ausoblige)
Photo: Jodi Vander Woude Photography

2018 Reader’s Choice Winners

Wedding Bouquet by Nancy Zimmerman
Fancy Florals by Nancy; Fairbury, Ill.
Garden rose variety used: ‘Constance’ (Austruss)
Photo: Rachael Schirano Photography

Everyday Design by Brenna Quan, AIFD
Freelance floral artist; Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Garden rose varieties used: ‘Juliet’ (Ausjameson) and ‘Golden Mustard’
Photo: Brenna Quan, AIFD

Proud Distributor

Jet Fresh Flower Distributors located in Miami is a proud importer and distributor of Alexandra Farms’ garden roses, grown high up in the Andes in Bogotá, Colombia.

We supply a wide variety of their high-end garden roses including the David Austin series, Wabara Series, Princess Series and Deluxe Garden Roses. Discover some of the newer varieties available from Alexandra Farms.

This variety chart from Alexandra Farm has many garden rose varieties available to order from their farm. Certain varieties are available to order from Jet Fresh Flower Distributors in dry packs as well as “Wetter Is Better” wet pack proconas for your unique floral needs. Please contact our sales team for pricing and information at Sales@JetFreshFlowers.com.

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Register today

The deadline for submission is June 30, 2019. Register today to be one of the first 100 entries to win 48 stems of garden roses from Alexandra Roses.

The link to submit entries will be sent to you via email when you register for the contest. If you did not receive the email, send us a note at info@alexandrafarms.com. Click for full instructions.