Issue 54 of Fusion Flowers magazine, released on the 18th May is our early summer edition however it is no longer available in print format but you can still be inspired by our DIGITAL version which is available via pocketmags

We kick off with the real story behind the Interflora World Cup in Shanghai and, in the first part of the story, bring you detailed images of the first five designers. We bring you another first in the form of an interview with floral design photographer, Pamela J with images of the designs from the annual flower festival at St Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco.

Iain Stephens from New Zealand reports on the challenges faced behind the scenes in Shanghai as he tried to balance an international competition and international politics!

Of course there are also lots of step-by-step designs from our highly talented team of designers plus Sue Phillips tackles the tricky subject of Land Art versus Sculpture with interesting results.

Life3 allow us a look at their new book, Passionate Emotions; Zhanna Semenova reveals just why she won the last Gold Leaf Award in her latest book and hot off the press we have a sneak preview inside the pages of International Floral Art 10/11 - what a treat!

More than that, we report from the IPM Essen trade show and their version of the 2010 Trends which reveal that seasonal flowers and colours are the order of the day.

We also have all our regular features and book recommendations AND it's your last chance to fill in the entry form for the first ever Fusion Flowers International Floral Design Competition where the winner takes home the title and £1,000....Entries close on 30th June 2010!

So don't delay - subscribe today to make sure you don't miss out on any of these treats.