Phil Rulloda

Phil Rulloda is an American florist, floral-design teacher and writer.
He was a featured speaker and presenter in over 500 floral industry events worldwide. He put up Christmas decorations at the White House during the Gerald Ford administration and designed for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games.
Rulloda cowrote and published Contemporary and Tropical Floral Design with Silverio Casabar in 1990. He is the owner and head instructor of the Phil Rulloda Southern California School of Floral Design in Anaheim, California.

Competitions

Grand Champion and First Place Awards in Bridal Bouquet, Table Decor, Designer's Choice and State Category of the Florists' Transworld Delivery America's Cup, 1974
First Place in Theme Category and Impromptu Design, Interflora Europa/World Cup, 1976
First Place in Table Decor and State Category, FTD Atlanta Invitational Competition, 1977

Rulloda owns and teaches at the Southern California School of Floral Design in Anaheim, California. . He and his family own and operate Avante Garden Florist there. In April 2010, the American Institute of Floral Designers Association granted him a lifetime membership for his years of service to it. He helped judge the Rose Parade float in 2017.

1987 - First Inductee, Arizona Floriculture Hall of Fame
1991 - First Recipient, American Institute of Floral Designers Award of Design Influence
1200 - Recipient, Floral State Floral Association Place in the Sun Award
2003 - Recipient, Tennessee State Floral Association Hall of Fame Award
2004 - Recipient, Society of American Florists Tommy Bright Award
2007 - Recipient, American Institute of Floral Designers Award of Distinguished Service to the Floral Industry