A riveting new biographythe first in 30 yearsof the influential floral artist and founder of the Cordon Bleu cooking school ""Dress by Schiaperelli, photographs by Cecil Beaton, flowers by Constance SpryThe decorator of the moment, the photographer of the moment, the florist of the momentwhat more could you ask?"" Thus "Vogue "magazine described the wedding in 1937 of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, but most people today, if they have heard of her, associate Constance Spry with the cookbook bearing her name. But Connie was much, much more than the author of a bestselling cookbook. She was...
A riveting new biographythe first in 30 yearsof the influential floral artist and founder of the Cordon Bleu cooking school ""Dress by Schiaperelli, p...
The Veitch family pioneered the introduction of hundreds of new plants into gardens, conservatories and houses and were amongst the foremost European cultivators and hybridisers of their day. This book charts the fortunes of one family and through them tells the story of the modern English garden.
The Veitch family pioneered the introduction of hundreds of new plants into gardens, conservatories and houses and were amongst the foremost European ...
