FTD recently announced competitors for the company’s America’s Cup 2018, a national floral design competition. FTD America’s Cup is June 30 – July 4, 2018 at Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C., during the AIFD National Symposium. The winner of the competition will represent FTD and the United States at the 2019 FTD‐Interflora‐Fleurop World Cup Design Competition in Philadelphia in March 2019.
The competitors are:
Cindy Anderson AIFD, CFD, PFCI
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Greg Lum AIFD, EMC, CFD
Lee’s Florist & Nursery, Berkeley, California
Samantha Bates AIFD, CFD
Especially for You Floral, Ponchatoula, Louisiana
Katharina Stuart AIFD, CFD, CCF
Lee’s Florist & Nursery, El Cerrito, California
Maggie Binet AIFD, AAF, CFD, PFCI
The School of Floral Arts, Denver, Colorado
Jorge Uribe CFD
Urban Floral, Wolcott, Connecticut
Laura Daluga AIFD, CFD
Keller and Stein Florist, Canton, Michigan
Derek Woodruff AIFD, CFD, PFCI, CF
Floral Underground, Traverse City, Michigan
Sally Jablonski
Herbert E. Berg Florist, Worcester, Massachusetts
Randy Wooten AIFD, PFCI, GMF
Delorice’s Florist, Douglas, Georgia
Additional details about FTD America’s Cup and the competitors can be found at