Constance Spry was a British educator, florist and author in the mid-20th century.
Spry arranging flowers
Floral design or flower arrangement is the art of using plant material and flowers to create an eye-catching and balanced composition or display. Evidence of refined floral design is found as far back as the culture of ancient Egypt. Floral designs, called arrangements, incorporate the five elements and seven principles of floral design.
A woman creating a flower arrangement in the 1930s in Tokyo, Japan
An arrangement displayed at a church in Beer, United Kingdom
A recreation of an American Colonial Period arrangement using synthetic flowers
An example of shears that can be used in floral design