Guardian Express
06/09/2011
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Section: General News
Region: Perth Circulation: 36422
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Young florist's future continues to bloom
MT LAWLEY florist Jessica
McGilvray has placed second
in the 2011 WA Interflora
Florist of the Future competi-
floristry skills up to large scale
design skills for big events and
competitions," she said.
dinator Leonie Joss said from
the day Jessica set foot in the
classroom she was happy
tion.
flowers you are using just two
weeks before the competition
so I think the hardest thing is
about becoming a florist.
"Jessica is always aiming to
be the best she can and is very
willing to put in the extra work
The Challenger Institute of
Technology floristry graduate
is used to success after winning
the state and national Interflora competition last year.
"My training at Challenger
has provided me with basic
"You only get to see the
trying to think of the design
and making it work because
you don't want something to
to achieve her high results,"
fall over once you've made it."
Floristry lecturer and co-or-
Challenger Institute next year
she said.
Jessica hopes to return to
to do a Diploma of Floristry.
Jessica McGilvray has scooped second place in the 2011 WA Interflora Florist of the Future competition. Picture: Marcus Whisson
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