Winner of the 55th annual Sylvia Cup Design Competition Jackie Lacey, AAF, AIFD, CFD, PFCI, with first-runner up Sharon Ivey AIFD, PFCI, AAF, CFD,...
Can Your Floral Design Skills Win $3,000 and National Prestige?
A contestant in last year's Sylvia Cup Design Competition works on a design piece. The competition is an opportunity for designers to test their...
5 Reasons to Compete in the Sylvia Cup Design Competition
The Sylvia Cup Design Competition, the longest-running live floral competition in the nation, offers designers an opportunity to escape the daily...
Meet the Contestants Vying for the Sylvia Cup
They are up-and-coming floral designers, successful business owners, college students and teachers. Some are regulars on the design competition...
Florida Designer Wins Sylvia Cup at SAF Phoenix 2023
Michael Smith, AAF, AIFD, FDI, FSMD, owner of Artistic Designs Unlimited Inc., in Marianna, Florida won the 54th annual Sylvia Cup Design...
Iowa Designer Wins Sylvia Cup at SAF Orlando 2022
Kelsey Thompson, AIFD, owner and head designer at Bloom Floral & Home Studio in Algona, Iowa, won the 53rd annual Sylvia Cup Design Competition...
SAF Orlando 2022 Brings Together More than 400 Floral Pros
Denise Jefferies is back in the flower business after selling her Connecticut flower shop in 2008 and taking 11 years off. Now owner of Bella...
Meet the 2022 Sylvia Cup Contestants
For the 20 floral designers competing in the 53rd annual Sylvia Cup Design Competition at SAF Orlando 2022 — the Society of American Florists’...
Show Off Your Design Skills in the Sylvia Cup
The Sylvia Cup Design Competition has long been recognized as the longest-running, live floral competition in the nation. It started in 1967 when...
Inspiration to Grow Your Business
Looking for some outstanding flowers for weddings? In need of new services for your business? Need some design inspiration? The Society of American...
Georgia Designer Wins Sylvia Cup at SAF Orlando 2021
Jenna Naylor Temple, owner of Bloom with Jenna in Grayson, Georgia, won the 52nd annual Sylvia Cup Design Competition at the Society of American...
14 Designers Vie for Sylvia Cup at SAF Orlando 2021
Assemble talented designers, give them flowers, foliage, supplies and a theme for inspiration. Now, make them race against the clock to create...
Sylvia Cup: Winners, Judges Share Tips
The Sylvia Cup Design Competition is a tradition that celebrates the art of floral design, creativity and the ability to work under pressure....
Get Inspired at SAF Orlando 2021
Lori Wheat, AAF, attends SAF’s annual conventions to get inspired. And at SAF Orlando 2021, she is looking forward to watching how designers use new...
Fresh Product, Trends Flourish at SAF Orlando 2021
Despite a shorter event format – 2.5 days instead of the usual 3.5 — fresh product, trends and design will have just as big of a platform at SAF’s...