Springbank Flowers wins fourth gold at Chelsea
Springbank Flowers, Manchester’s leading florist, has won another prestigious gold medal at Chelsea Flower Show 2012. Joe Massie, one of Springbank’s rising stars, has won RHS Young Chelsea Florist of the Year and Best in Show for the fourth year running.
Joe, who’s been at Springbank for almost four years, fulfilled the brief - a chandelier suitable for an event to celebrate The Queen’s Jubilee - with vigour and class. His display was built on a clear Perspex frame using heavy-duty fishing line. It incorporated Swarovski crystals and a delicate display of Vanda Orchids, Miniature Phalaenopsis, Aquilegia, Ceropegia sandersonii, Matricaria, Tillandsia and Green Hellebores. Joe designed the display using CAD software and, once finished, it weighed 19.3kg. It showed off Joe’s technical expertise and made quite an impression on the passing crowds as well as the judges. He said of the triumph; “I’m grateful to Hilverda De Boer and Anco Pure Vanda for providing such excellent blooms for me to work with and to the team at Springbank for supporting me throughout the process. This is my fourth win at Chelsea but I think I’m getting more nervous each year. You don’t get much bigger than Chelsea!”
Anna-Liisa Evans, Owner of Springbank Flowers, said; “I’m so proud of my team. I’ve been saying they’re the best for years. As well as celebrating with Joe, our fingers are firmly crossed for our senior finalist, Heather Rogers, whose display will be judged this Thursday. The technical expertise both these finalists have displayed is awesome and the final pieces are mesmerising. Champagne all round.”
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Frankie Scott frankie@springbankflowers.co.uk 0161 8775888
Notes to Editors:
Springbank Flowers
Springbank Flowers is one of the UK’s leading florists. Since 1990 their creativity, energy and unique eye for detail enables them to deliver truly bespoke, beautiful events decoration for private and corporate clients.
From their HQ in Manchester they travel across the UK and Europe, the team transform any venue into a breath-taking setting making sure that it’s one of a kind. And they don’t stop there! They also do exquisite bouquets for special occasions and spectacular corporate flowers for hotels, shops and offices. Springbank ensures their clients make the right impression whether they’re going for opulence or warmth, grand gestures, or understated elegance.
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