A colourful floral design from the Garden Club of Bermuda has taken top honours in Toronto.

Club representative Cindy Young picked up the gold medal and the Heather Fuller Award for best international design at the Canada Blooms flower and garden festival, which ended on Sunday.

The exhibit beat 10 international competitors from destinations including France, Barbados and Australia, based on factors such as creativity and originality.

Ms Young’s design consisted of mini yellow callas, purple and lime green lisianthus, mini hot pink gerberas, orange gloriosa, mini lime green button chrysanthemums with pink amaranths hanging down below as well as ruscus, galaxy leaves, camellia leaves and asparagus plumosa fern.

Steel grass was looped in and over the design to create movement and add texture. Little wire balls in copper, lime green, hot pink and silver were also added.