The WAFA Barbados Committee is pleased to welcome you to the 12th World Flower Show, "Flowers in Paradise". It is also an added pleasure as this is the first time the World Show is coming to this region. We, together with some of our stakeholders and partners, have planned a number of activities to introduce you to the characteristics of our Barbadian culture and heritage and natural beauty of our island home. We invite you, through the demonstrations, floral art exhibits and competition, lectures and other social events to make this journey with us. We are sure that all of the competitors, designers and demonstrators will produce imaginative and spectacular designs that will energise all of our members to improve, nurture and encourage that special camaraderie that we all share as members of the International Floral Art Community as we get together for this the 12th International World Flower Show in Barbados.