I can't believe how lucky we were to have a brilliantly sunny week in Cornwall. It's years since we went to Cornwall and it just reminded me how great England is when we have sun. My favourite places were Minack Theatre, the garden hewn out of the rock cliff and looking down on romantic Porthcurno beach.Plus Barbara Hepworth's Sculpture Garden. For floral designers this is a must, fabulous organic shapes in sculpture in a beautiful garden setting. I will be reporting from Eurofleurs next week so log on for up to date news of the competition blow by blow.

 I have had a great two days working with fabulous British designers. In Manchester, it all seems to happen up there, firstly working with Neil Whittaker who is representing Great Britain in the Interflora World Cup in China. Neil with his partner and assistant in the World Cup Anthony Williams have a huge flower shop in Irlam, Manchester. Here they experiment on techniques and designs producing stunning creations and in between serve a few customers. They are already working on World Cup designs producing spectacular prototypes and honing ideas, ready for the competition next March.

Yesterday I was at the UK School of Floristry with World Skills competitor Joe Massie. Here is a twenty one year old with amazing floristry talents. Joe dedicated and focused, next week he heads off to Calgary, Canada to compete in the World Skills Competition.  Good luck Joe, we are all your fans in GB.