AFTER gluing thousands of leaves to a 1950s-inspired flower jacket, a Chelmsford floristry team has scooped silver at this year's Hampton Court Flower Show.
Part-time students, lecturers and technicians at Writtle College are celebrating the medal after masterminding their piece entitled Rock Around The Clock.
Further education lecturer Elain Thackray said: "The team has worked exceptionally hard to make this beautiful exhibit.
"There were hours of design and preparation at the college and 15 hours of putting the exhibit together on Sunday – including gluing thousands of everlasting stachys leaves to the jacket and around 1,000 fresh cerise pink carnations to the skirt.
"A member of the team has also gone up to the show every day to replenish the flowers and to ensure it is looking its best for all the visitors over the week, whose feedback has been brilliant."
All the carnations seen on the skirt were attached one by one, while the juke box in the background is made from foam, with a wooden base and decorated with both chrysanthemums and carnations.
During the six-day show, which finished on Sunday, three Writtle students also boasted a "how to make floral Knickerbocker Glories" stand – before also meeting the Duchess of Cornwall.
