Alexandra Roses winners announced

The 3rd Alexandra Farms Garden Rose Design Contest has been held and the winners have been selected!

Entries were received between May 1st and June 28th on the www.alexandrafarms.com website ... worth a look in it's own right we think! ... and judged by public vote.

This year - because of the pandemic only one category was held but what a catagory!  Entitled 'Beautiful designs with Garden Roses!' contestants could submit any design they liked; be it bridal bouquets, vase arrangements or large installation, the only rule being it had to contain gorgeous garden rose.

And oh boy what a range of designs. This year more than 100 designers submitted pictures and the quality of entries was superb.

Unlike previous years, rather than having a panel of judges, not only were all the entries collectively judge on an international basis - rather than country by country - but the winners were selected by a public online vote.

More than 2,800 online votes were cast and the winners are ..... drum roll please .....

FIRST PLACE: Winning an all expense paid trip for two to Alexandra Farms in Bogotá, Colombia

Designer: Nicole Braghin, Plan Design Events (@plandesignevents); Garden rose varieties: Juliet (Ausjameson) and Keira (Ausboxer); Photographer: Freire Photography (@freirephoto)

SECOND PLACE: Winning 500 stems of garden roses

Designer: Katherine Taylor, Jubilee Flowers (@jubilee_flowers); Garden rose varieties: Juliet, Darcey, Romantic Antike, Precious Moments and Princess Charlene of Monaco; Photographer: Lacey McLaughlin (@laceymclaughlinphoto)

THIRD PLACE: Winning 250 stems of garden roses

Designer: Charlie Groppetti; Garden rose variety: Romantic Antike; Photographer: Brandy Howard