The Arrangement is an American competitive reality television series featuring ten floral arrangers. The contestants face challenges in each episode to win the title of "America's Best Floral Designer" and win a prize package of a Smart Fortwo

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 Passion Coupe and $25,000. The series began airing on Logo

Logo (TV channel)

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 on October 4, 2010. Gigi Levangie Grazer and celebrity floral arranger Eric Buterbaugh host and serve as judges.

In each episode the designers face a "Seedling Challenge" followed by a "Weedout Challenge". The bottom designers face a final head-to-head challenge after which a designer is eliminated.

Contestants

• Gloria Baker, Chicago, Illinois
• Jenny Barker, Redondo Beach, California
  Redondo Beach, California
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• Tara Cottrell, Pasadena, California
  Pasadena, California
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• Guillermo del Pero, Pasadena, California
• Bonnie Kim, Los Angeles, California
  Los Angeles, California
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• Anil Pacheco, Orange County, California
  Orange County, California
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• Russ Phillip, Chicago, Illinois
• Derek Woodruff, Traverse City, Michigan
  Traverse City, Michigan
  Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,674 at the 2010 census, with 143,372 in the Traverse...
  
  
• Tenley Young, Burbank, California
  Burbank, California
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• Eddie Zaratsian, Los Angeles, California

Contestant progress

Place

WIN

IN

IN

IN

IN

WIN

LOW

WINNER

2

Guillermo

IN

WIN

IN

IN

IN

IN

WIN

RUNNER-UP

3

Derek

LOW

IN

WIN

IN

IN

IN

IN

OUT

4

Tara

WIN

IN

IN

WIN

LOW

LOW

OUT

5

Anil

IN

IN

IN

LOW

WIN

OUT

6

Eddie

WIN

IN

LOW

IN

OUT

7

Jenny

WIN

LOW

IN

OUT

8

Russ

IN

IN

OUT

9

Gloria

WIN

OUT

10

Bonnie

OUT

(WINNER) The designer won the competition.

(RUNNER-UP) The designer received second place.

(WIN) The designer or design team was the winner of the episode's Weedout Challenge.

(IN) The designer advanced to the next challenge.

(LOW) The designer was up for elimination.

(OUT) The designer was eliminated from the competition.

Episode 1

original airdate October 4, 2010

• Seedling Challenge: In teams of two, create arrangements on nude sushi models.
• Seedling Challenge winners: Guillermo and Jenny
• Weedout Challenge: In teams of five led by Guillermo and Jenny, decorate two human figures entirely with natural materials to capture the Americana at Brand
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   experience.
• Weedout Challenge winners: Jenny's team
• Up for Elimination: Bonnie, Derek
• Eliminated: Bonnie

Episode 2

original airdate October 11, 2010

• Seedling Challenge: Create a bouquet that "packs a punch" and decorate a superhero mask.
• Seedling Challenge winner: Eddie
• Weedout Challenge: Design a "horrifically beautiful" arrangement suitable for the Jigsaw Killer
  Jigsaw Killer
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   from the Saw franchise.
• Weedout Challenge winner: Guillermo
• Up for Elimination: Gloria, Jenny
• Eliminated: Gloria

Episode 3

original airdate October 18, 2010

• Seedling Challenge: Take unattractive bouquets and remake them into new ones for humorous special occasions.
• Seedling Challenge winner: Anil
• Weedout Challenge: Create eco-friendly arrangements out of recycled flowers and organic produce for a "green carpet" event. With 30 minutes left contestants were tasked to create a second arrangement out of fresh flowers and plants and select one to be judged.
• Weedout Challenge winner: Derek
• Up for Elimination: Eddie, Russ
• Eliminated: Russ

Episode 4

original airdate October 25, 2010

• Seedling Challenge: Make flowers out of fabric.
• Seedling Challenge winner: Eddie
• Weedout Challenge: Each designer is assigned a couture dress designed by Nick Verreos
  Nick Verreos
  Nick Verreos is an American fashion designer and contestant on the second season of the reality television program Project Runway.-Early life and education:...
  
   for which to design a floral headpiece. They each also design a headpiece for the same cocktail dress.
• Weedout Challenge winner: Tara
• Up for Elimination: Anil, Jenny
• Eliminated: Jenny

Episode 5

original airdate November 1, 2010

• Seedling Challenge: Create an underwater arrangement.
• Seedling Challenge winner: Derek
• Weedout Challenge: Design a casket display for the funeral of Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth
  Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth
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  . With 30 minutes left designers are instructed to make a stand-up display from silk flowers.
• Weedout Challenge winner: Anil
• Up for Elimination: Eddie, Tara
• Eliminated: Eddie

Episode 6

original airdate November 10, 2010

• Seedling Challenge: Design an arrangement around a woman's shoe.
• Seedling Challenge winner: Anil
• Weedout Challenge: Style a photoshoot celebrating flowers on television. Models for the shoots are the professors from RuPaul's Drag U
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  .
• Weedout Challenge winner: Tenley
• Up for Elimination: Anil, Tara
• Eliminated: Anil

Episode 7

original airdate November 17

• Seedling Challenge: Create an arrangement inspired by the personal body art of a professional tattooist.
• Seedling Challenge winner: Derek
• Weedout Challenge: After consulting with brand manager Kym Gold, co-founder of True Religion
  True Religion
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  , design a floral wrap for the panels of a Smart
  Smart (automobile)
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   car that incorporates the designer's brand.
• Weedout Challenge winner: Guillermo
• Up for Elimination: Tara, Tenley
• Eliminated: Tara

Episode 8

original airdate

• Seedling Challenge: Unique rose arrangement
• Seedling Challenge winner: Derek
• Weedout Challenge: Wedding floral arrangements, bouquet, dress and boutonniere.
• Eliminated: Derek
• Final two: Guillermo, Tenley
• Winner: Tenley

External links

• Official site
• The Arrangement at the Internet Movie Database
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