Scottish Florist Aiming To Follow Up Domestic Success National Title

Tue, 18 Nov 2008

A Scottish florist has set her sights on becoming the best in Britain after claiming the Scottish Interflora Florist of the Year title for the fourth time.

Debbie Gough, of Plantation florists in Helensburgh, reclaimed the title be beating off competition from eight other Interflora florists from all over Scotland .

Participants in this year’s competition were set four different aspects of floristry to compete in.

Debbie was awarded the title after scoring the highest marks in all four heats and will now represent Scotland in the UK final which takes place in Manchester next April.

The florist, who has been operating the Plantation flowers shop since 1986, is aiming to beat her previous ranking of fourth in the event by claiming a spot in the top three this time round.

She commented: "The best thing about competing at this level is that it really challenges your creativity and focuses your attention on what the judges are looking for."

"This in some ways is what our customers come to us for, a well-made product that suits the occasion, a keen eye for detail - and just a bit wow."

Debbie’s winning designs involved a wall decoration suitable for an art exhibition in Paris .

She added: "I was struggling to come up with an idea for it. The obvious was to put in red, white and blue flowers, but I avoided that and instead came up with a floral design and a title for it which I wrote in French."
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