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Florists' Review - March 2022

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Extra Features and Video Online FloristsReview.com R E A D O N L I N E 29 M eet the winner and finalists in FR's latest f lower design contest. winner winner Vásquez receives a $250 credit from Melrose International, and a $250 credit from Ball SB, as well as a feature in an upcoming issue Florists' Review. Rodrigo Varito Vásquez, AIFD, CFD, FSMD, FPCF R . Varito Designs and Institute West Palm Beach, Fla. varoflowers.com Rodrigo Varito Vásquez, AIFD, CFD, FSMD, FPCF, was born in San José, Costa Rica. His journey in the floral industry started 32 years ago. After studying music and working in the travel and tourism industry, he found his true passion in flowers. Before moving to the United States, he owned and operated Flowers by Flowers, a floral events company in Costa Rica. Today, he stays busy as the floral director of R . Varito Designs and Institute, a floral events company and floral design school in West Palm Beach, Fla. About his design, Vásquez says: "e quote from French artist Émile Gallé, 'Our roots are in the depths of the woods—on the banks of streams and among the mosses,' was my inspiration for this design. Forests inspire me the most, and spending time in nature is one thing I love to do. A forest allows me to slow down and appreciate the small things in a different world and makes me realize that the fantasy of nature is much larger than my own fantasy. e forest 'perfume' of trees and earth is like incense in a shrine to me; I fall into a state of prayer." By Nita Robertson, AIFD, CFD Florists' Review is excited to present the finalists in our March "Best in Blooms" flower design contest. We received more than 45 entries from floral designers across North America. e four selected finalists were challenged to create an "Enchanted Forest"-themed flower arrangement or display highlighting Pantone's "2022 Color of the Year," " Very Peri," using flowers provided by Ball SB and showcasing them in containers from Melrose International. e finalists received beautiful stocks, 'Skylight' Limonium, hybrid bicolor 'Trick' Delphinium, Dahlia and Campanula from Ball SB. Additional botanicals were allowed in the designs as long as the flowers provided by Ball SB were used as the focal flowers. e winner receives a "Florist Spotlight" feature in a future issue of Florists' Review, a $250 credit from Melrose International and a $250 credit from Ball SB. For information about how you can enter future editions of the contest, visit our website at FloristsReview.com. MATERIALS Botanicals from Ball SB • Hybrid Delphinium 'Trick' (larkspur) • Matthiola incana 'Chanter White', 'Chanter Pink' and 'Chanter Blue' (stock, gillyflower) • Dahlia spp. 'Genie' • Campanula Medium annuum 'Champion Blue' and 'Champion White (Canterbury bells) • Limonium altaica 'Skylight' (statice, sea lavender) Other Botanicals • Rosa spp. 'Ocean Song' (hybrid tea rose) • Asparagus setaceus/ A. plumosus (plumosa fern) • Polystichum munitum (Western sword fern) • Salix matsudana/ S. babylonica 'Tortuosa' (corkscrew willow) • Hypnum cuppresiforme (sheet moss) • Agaricus bisporus (portobello, cremini and button mushroom/fungus) Containers from Melrose International • Vases in Stand, 8"L x 9"H, iron/glass (82051) • Vase in Stand, 9"H, metal/ glass (78724)

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