Melbourne International Flower & Garden show opens today
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Mar 29, 2017
Melbourne International Flower & Garden show opens today
The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show opened at the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens today, and will remain open until Sunday 2 April.
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The City of Melbourne Award of Excellence for Best in Show and the Gold Show Garden award went to ‘I See Wild’, designed by Phillip Withers Landscape Design. -
‘Wild at Heart’, designed by Emmaline Bowman, STEM Landscape Architecture & Design, won first prize in the Landscaping Victoria Boutique Garden Award.
The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show opened today at the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, and will be open to the public until Sunday 2 April.
The MIFGS Design Awards winners were announced at a breakfast ceremoney today, marking the opening of the show.
Both the City of Melbourne Award of Excellence for Best in Show, and the Gold Show Garden award, went to ‘I See Wild’, a garden designed by Phillip Withers Landscape Design.
Melbourne Flower School, Matthew Landers Academy, and Victoria Whitelaw Beautiful Flowers were each presented with a Gold Floral Design Award for their installations.
The Silver Show Garden prize went to ‘Metropolis’, which was presented by Pavers Plus, designed by Candeo Design, constructed by Block Constructions, and with landscape construction by Semken Landscaping.
The complete list of Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show winners
City of Melbourne Award of Excellence for Best in Show
‘I See Wild’ designed by Phillip Withers Landscape Design
Gold Show Garden
‘I See Wild’ designed by Phillip Withers Landscape Design
Silver Show Garden
‘Metropolis’ presented by Pavers Plus, designed by Candeo Design, construction by Block Constructions, landscape construction by Semken Landscaping
‘Back to Babylon’ by PTA, Eco Outdoor & Tract Landscape Architecture
‘Legacies’ by Tree & Shrub Growers Victoria
‘Echelon’ by Cycas Landscape Design
Bronze Show Garden
‘The Husqvarna Garden – An Urban Sanctuary’ designed by Inspired Exteriors, landscape design by Charlie Albone, constructed by Inspired Exteriors
‘Emergence’ by Smaq Design Collaborations, Sinatra Murphy & AQL Landscape Design
Horticultural Media Association Award for Best Use of Plate Life
‘Metropolis’ presented by Pavers Plus, designed by Candeo Design, construction by Block Constructions, landscape construction by Semken Landscaping
Landscaping Victoria Boutique Garden Award
1st place: ‘Wild at Heart’ designed by Emmaline Bowman, STEM Landscape Architecture & Design
2nd place: ‘Lush’ designed by Joel Barnett, Instyle Gardens
3rd place: ‘The Five Boroughs’ designed by Tim Harper, Space Capsule Design
Mark Bence Construction Award
‘Back to Babylon’ by PTA, Eco Outdoor & Tract Landscape Architecture
The Avenue of Achievable Gardens Award of Excellence
‘Awash with Nature’ by Ross Peck, Liz Beale and Dale Johnson for Swinburne University of Technology
Gold Floral Design
Melbourne Flower School
Matthew Landers Academy
Victoria Whitelaw Beautiful Flowers
Silver Floral Design
Australian Association of Floral Designers
Moss Industry Florist
Bronze Floral Design
Ikebana International
Gantcho of Melbourne
Holmesglen Institute of TAFE
RMIT Student Floral Fashion Design Competition
1st place: Grace Cooper
2nd place: Alice Kavanagh Federici
3rd place (tie): Tara Ingram
3rd place (tie): Belinda Sorrentino
The Baptcare Shop Window Floral Design Competition
1st place – Gina Bednarski for Kiki Floral
2nd place – Lauren Auld for Marjorie Milner College
3rd place – Rebecca Warner & Shelley Wood for Greenevent
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