Announcing the Winners of our 2024 Garden Rose Design Contest!

It's time to reveal the winners of our 2024 Garden Rose Design Contest! Hundreds of entries were received again this year, and the judges have spoken. Four first-time entrants and three returning designers placed in this year’s contest. Congratulations to the winners!

A Note as We Look Towards the Future

After seven years and countless entries received, this will be our final Garden Rose Design Contest. We sincerely thank everyone who has participated since the first contest in 2018. The incredible design work created worldwide - especially work featuring our flowers - inspires us to continue growing the best garden roses for the industry!

The Winners

Wedding Work category

1st place & Reader’s Choice: Anna Stouffer, Urban Petals, Greer, South Carolina, USA

Alexandra Farms varieties: Golden Mustard, Sahara Sensation Spr, Sahara Sensation, Caramel Antike

Photographer: Kendra Martin Photography

2nd place: Belinda Bennett, The Rose Thief, Hatfield, Massachusetts, USA

Alexandra Farms varieties: Juliet (Ausjameson)

Photographer: Rebecca Castonguay

3rd place: Nancy Zimmerman, Fancy Florals by Nancy, Fairbury, Illinois, USA

Alexandra Farms varieties: Capability (Ausapply), Constance (Austruss), Darcey (Auschariot), Millicent (AUSCP17431), Lavender Bouquet, Precious Moments, Tsumugi

Photographer: Rebekah Albaugh

Everyday Design category

1st place: Marcy Almoney, Fosters Flower Shop, York, Pennsylvania, USA

Alexandra Farms varieties: Eugenie (Ausimage), Leonora (Auswagsy)

Photographer: Marcy Almoney

2nd place: Janelle Gerestein, Flowers by Janie, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Alexandra Farms varieties: Pink O’Hara, Constance (Austruss), Beatrice (Auslevity), Precious Moments, Mayra’s Rose, Edith (Auspluto), Darcey (Auschariot), Millicent (AUSCP17431), Mariatheresia, Princess Hitomi, Princess Maya

Photographer: Tara Whittaker

3rd place: Cole Buys, Cole Buys Design, Cullman, Alabama, USA

Alexandra Farms varieties: Patience (Auspastor)

Photographer: Cole Buys

Readers' Choice: Jenny Cheung, Lillies & Lattes, Los Angeles, California, USA

Alexandra Farms varieties: White O’Hara, Pink O’Hara, Juliet (Ausjameson), Princess Fairy Kiss Pink Spr

Photographer: Jenny Cheung

Prizes and Judges

The first-place winners will receive an all-expense-paid trip for two to Alexandra Farms. Second-place winners will receive 500 stems of garden roses and $500. The third-place and Readers’ Choice winners will receive 250 stems of garden roses and $250.

Judges were Jose R. Azout, president of Alexandra Farms; Holly Heider Chapple, educator and owner of Holly Chapple Flowers and Hope Flower Farm and the founder of Chapel Designers; and the team at David Austin Roses. Designs were evaluated on several criteria, including how the garden roses were used, photo quality, and overall design aesthetic and composition. Judging was conducted anonymously, independently and confidentially. The Readers’ Choice Award winners were chosen through a public online vote.