In November 1928, a Mayfair floral display created a furore. Two years prior, the heritage perfumer Atkinsons London had commissioned architect Vincent Harris to erect its flagship, a towering edifice ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Cut flowers, cooking, adjusting the garden: summer holidays are with us again, the weeks that an overstretched ...
It is not exactly a story of rags to riches, but Constance Spry, the daughter of a railway clerk, reached the pinnacle of society through trade and art. An exhibition at London’s Garden Museum of ...
She may not look like a rule breaker but Constance Spry's unconventional approach to floral decoration is inspiring a new generation of florists as well as an exhibition at the Garden Museum, London. ...