Jane Packer (1959–2011) was a British florist.
Life
Jane Packer was born on 22 September 1959 in
Chadwell St Mary in
Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...
.
Jane Packer: Florist whose visionary approach won her international acclaim
Retrieved 2016-10-21. She worked as a florist and graduated from Southwark College
Southwark College is a further education college located in the London Borough of Southwark. The college at one time had seven sites; it is now based at a building on The Cut, opposite Southwark tube station. The college has been part of Newcastle ...
. In 1986, she designed the flowers for the wedding of Sarah Ferguson
Sarah, Duchess of York (born Sarah Margaret Ferguson; 15 October 1959), also known by the nickname Fergie, is a member of the British royal family. She is the former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, the younger brother of King Charles III ...
, and Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, (Andrew Albert Christian Edward; born 19 February 1960) is a member of the British royal family. He is the younger brother of King Charles III and the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince ...
.
In 1989, she started the Jane Packer Flower School.
From 1993 to 1997, she won a Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity.
The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nort ...
gold medal at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.
Prince Philip Medal
for outstanding achievements in her career in 2005.
She died at the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth, on 9 November 2011.
Family
In 1990, she married Gary Alan Wallis; they had one son and one daughter.
Works
* ''Celebrating with Flowers'' (1987)
* ''Flowers for All Seasons'' (1989)
* ''New Flower Arranging'' (1993)
* Complete Guide (1995)
* ''Living With Flowers'' (1996)
* ''Fast Flowers'' (1998)
* ''Flowers, Design, Philosophy'' (2000)
* ''World Flowers'' (2003)
* ''Colour'' (2007)
* ''Flower Course'' (2008)
* ''At Home With Flowers'' (2011)
References
External links
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1959 births
2011 deaths
Florists
People from Chadwell St Mary
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