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Constance Spry – More Than A Gardener – GI 25 038

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12 June 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm BST

Tutor: Julie Verity BSc, PhD

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Date: 12 June 2025
Time:
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cost:
£19.25 – £21.75
Reference Code:
GI 25 038
Location:
Ward Street
Guildford, Surrey GU1 4LH

Overview

Constance Spry’s life is a rags-to-riches story. From humble beginnings, she became the flower decorator to Royalty and the crème-de-la-crème of society (most controversially the Prince of Wales and Wallis Simpson).  She described herself ‘first as a gardener’, but she was also a cook, an acclaimed writer, and educator. During the World Wars, she kept 70 women employed in her businesses.  This course will explore her amazing life, personality and passions. 

 

This is a reworking of the sold-out course from February 2022. 

Tags

Gluck (Hannah Gluckstein), Lilac and Guelder Rose, c.1932-37, oil on canvas. © The artist's estate. Photo credit: Manchester Art Gallery

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Constance Spry - More Than A Gardener - GI 25 038 - Non-member
£ 21.75
16 available
Constance Spry - More Than A Gardener - GI 25 038 - Member
£ 19.25
16 available

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