This yr the Great Lakes Floral Association ( GLFA ) held its annual design contest virtually . There were over 55 contestants between the Student , College / Novice , Professional and Academy partitioning . The GLFA would like to thank all those who figure this yr ’s competition . The 2021 GLFA Design Contest winners are as follows :
High School Division
idea : Your Floral Highness
1stPlace - Alex Tucker / Wexford Missaukee CTC , Cadillac , MI
2ndPlace - Emily Hazel / Genesee Career Institute , Flint , MI
3rdPlace - Rylee Hiltz / Wexford Missaukee CTC , Cadillac , MI
College / Novice Division
radical : Breaking the Chain
1stPlace - Addie Scheibe CF / Wooster , OH
2ndPlace - Victoria Johnson CF / Rosie ’s Floret , Mattawan , MI
3rdPlace - Brianna Johnson / Schramm ’s Flowers , Toledo , OH
Professional Division
Theme 1 : A Tisket , A Tasket , Grandma need A hoop
1stPlace - Jeremy Rettger AIFD / Lowe ’s Greenhouse and Florist & Gift Shop , Chagrin Falls , OH
2ndPlace - Jody Brown - Spivey AIFD , CF / Expressions Floral Design Studio , Gahanna , OH
3rdPlace - Tyler VanderVelde CF / Designing Dreams , Grand Rapids , MI
composition 2 : Petal , Peddle , Pedal
1stPlace - Jody Brown - Spivey AIFD , CF / Expressions Floral Design Studio , Gahanna , OH
2ndPlace - Jeremy Rettger AIFD / Lowe ’s Greenhouse and Florist & Gift Shop , Chagrin Falls , OH
topic 3 : To Hoop and To Hold
1stPlace - Julianne Wedl / Draeger ’s Floral , Watertown , WI
Academy Division
Theme : only Beautiful Petals
Doug Bates AIFD , CF / Designs by Vogt ’s , Sturgis , MI
The Chuck Bannow Award :
The Winner of the 2021 Chuck Bannow “ Best of Show ” Award is :
Jody Brown - Spivey AIFD , CF / Expressions Floral Design Studio , Gahanna , OH for her entryway in Professional Division root word 2 : Petal , Peddle , Pedal .
( The Chuck Bannow Award is the “ Best of Show ” and is selected from the Professional Division found on creativity and artistry . )
2021 GLFA Designer Of The Year :
so as to light upon “ GLFA Designer of the Year ” status , protester must enrol allthree Professional Division categories . The three individuals with the highest cumulative points from the three Professional Division category have been select as finalists earning the chance to vie in a “ decorator selection ” unwritten surprise package competition . The wooden wheels where the surprisal item in each designers package , they were required to apply all six wheel in their design .
The finalists had one one-half hour Sunday , March 21 , 2021 to create a their designing . The finalist receive the highest total spot earned during the competitor will be hold the winner . The success take in $ 300.00 cash pillage , recognition brass and the desired title of “ GLFA decorator of the Year . ” They also are the featured designer for the “ Design Spotlight ” varlet inTheProfessional Florist Magazine .
The three designers compete for the title of 2021 GLFA Designer of the Year were :
Jody Brown - Spivey AIFD , CF / Expressions Floral Design Studio , Gahanna , OH
Jeremy Rettger AIFD / Lowe ’s Greenhouse and Florist & Gift Shop , Chagrin Falls , OH
Tyler VanderVelde CF / Designing Dreams , Grand Rapids , MI
The 2021 GLFA clothes designer Of The Year is :
Photos of the winning designscan be realise here .
