Cathy and I were delighted to be invited as guests to the Premiere Party for Logo TV’s new floral designer reality series The Arrangement. The show pits 10 florists’ design skills in a variety of challenges to see who will win top honors.
I’m especially please that two of my former students from The Southern California School of Floral Design, Anil Pacheco and Eddie Zaratsian, were selected as contestants. Both studied advanced techniques here and their skills really showed in the premier episode.
Anil is a popular freelance event designer in Orange County and Eddie is the owner of one of LA’s most successful flower shops, Tic-Tock Couture Florist. (Both are pictured below with myself, Cathy and Eddie’s lovely wife, Anna.)
Anil, Phil and Eddie at The Arrangement Premier Party
Anna, Anil, Phil, Eddie and Cathy
Eddie’s designs were also were featured in the décor of the Capital City Grill , the location of The Arrangement’s Premier Party.
Large decor arrangement by Eddie Zaratsian
The cast includes celebrity florist Eric Buterbaugh as head judge…
Head Judge floral designer Eric Buterbaugh with Cathy
and sharp-witted hostess, author Gigi Levangie Grazer.
Phil with The Arrangement hostess Gigi Levangie Grazer and contestant Eddie Zaratsian
To read more about the show, check out the LA Times feature article: Desperately Seeking America’s Next Top Floral Designer
The Arrangement will air on Monday nights at 11 PM on LOGO (check your local listings) starting on October 4 and is also available for download on iTunes.
If the rest of the series is anything like the first episode, viewers will be treated to a highly entertaining, spicy, insider look at the many challenges faced by floral artists.
A ‘Top Chef’ or ‘Project Runway’ version on floral designers is long overdue and I’m truly thankful that the team at World of Wonders chose to highlight the many talents needed to be a successful at what we do.
Good luck, guys and gals. Break a stem.
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Love that YOU and Cathy were able to attend… Looking forward to the Premiere tonight on LOGO…
Rooting For our Fellow AIFD-er EDDIE!
Thanks for sharing… Phil!