A silver Medal winner with their traditional village fete themed stand was Tatton Park favourite Somerset Postal Flowers.

Reaseheath College’s beautiful exhibit was awarded a Silver-Gilt and the prize for ‘Most Creative Exhibit’ in the Floral Design Studio.

The display was awash with top quality floristry designs showcasing many of the techniques used by professional florists – all-in-all it was a great promotion for professional florists.

The Manchester College Floristry Department picked up a Silver with their creative display that once again showed how talented the next generation of florists can be.

The North West Area of NAFAS, led by Muriel Simpson, picked up a deserved Gold for their superb fairytale themed exhibit.

The exhibit promoted ‘Magical Fairy Tales’, an event taking place in September to celebrate 50 years of the NAFAs area. Visit www.flowersnorthwest.net for more information.

Many of the designs drew inspiration from nautical themes – this one the sails on a sailing ship.

As well as the floral exhibits, the Floral Design Studio played host to a series of live demonstrations by the likes of Amanda Canning, Tracy Rowbottom, Chrissie Price, Derek Armstrong and, shown here, David Ragg.

A healthy audience enjoyed the demos, whilst many took time to check out the Interflora Florist of the Year competitions, which also took place in the marquee.

Manchester Floral Design Studio Verdure won a Silver-Gilt with their floral design exhibit called ‘Elements’. For more on this exhibit, read their story here.

Perhaps the most popular exhibit with the general public was this brilliant vintage display by The Traditional Flower Company, which won a Silver-Gilt.

Show visitors loved the traditional country garden style and vintage props.

The winner of the Best in Show Award and a Gold Medal was the Cheshire Area of NAFAS with this ‘Hidden and Revealed’ design.

Finally, visitors inspired by the Floral Design Studio had the chance to get hands-on with the WorldSkills UK Floristry’s ‘Have a Go’ workshops, which were designed to give a bite-sized taster of the floristry profession.

More from Tatton Park here, with the Florst of the Year and Florist of the Future entries.