Julia Russett & her Chelsea Flower Show arrangement
Julia Russett, owner and florist at Robins Flowers, based in Burbage, is celebrating the award of a bronze medal for her floral art arrangement at the Royal Horticultural Society’s 2017 Chelsea Flower Show.
This is only the second time Julia has entered the competition, and she is delighted with the medal: “It doesn’t get bigger than Chelsea when it comes to flower shows. It is a real honour simply to be here, so to be awarded a medal as well truly is amazing.”
“When I entered two years ago I was frustratingly just one point away from earning a medal, and I’m delighted to be back here and this time bring an award home. I was just one point away from silver this time!”
Julia was entered in the class Destination Unknown at the Chelsea Flower Show, and her floral arrangement was titled Life is not about the destination, it’s about the journey and featured flowers and foliage around two large cart wheels.
Julia’s arrangement is made even more special as it includes plants from friends’ gardens in her home village of Burbage.
Julia is well known in the local area for her floristry skills. As well as running Robins Flowers, she is also a National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies demonstrator, a national teacher and a tutor – which takes her all over the country.
Locally, she teaches evening courses at St John’s Academy in Marlborough and demonstrates around the Marlborough area.
Julia’s love of floristry began when she was a child in her parents shop in Cornwall, where she would help out whenever she had the chance: “The shop is still running now, after 35 years trading, and it helped me to learn about flowers and design from the very basics.”