ABOUT THE OWNER Gaige Clark, founder, owner, and Creative Director, of SPRUCE grew up in Hudson, Massachusetts, and comes from a family of New England gardeners. In the 1940's her Great-great-grandmother, Marion Leary founded The Hudson Gladiola Farm, was featured in magazines of her day and had the honor of having Henry Ford as one of her regular clients. Open for 9 years, Spruce in now considered one of New Yorks most highly acclaimed and awarded flower boutiques. Their work has been featured in several national magazines and Gaige has been referenced as a New York "celebrity" floral designer. Their work is sought after daily to design for New York's elite, they have been written about in several design books, and appeared on local television news. Gaige invented Spruce's brand of floral design coined "New England Garden" and recently created, designed and launched her second store along with her new line of SPRUCE soap, and packaging.She is now is in the process of writing a book about her experiences with Spruce. Aside from Spruce, Gaige is a trained Reiki Master and hopes to someday use this training to help teenage adolescents with drug addiction. She lives in Chelsea with her cat Wayne and on the weekends she can be found at her home in Woodstock, New York, where she is working to build a rare Orchid greenhouse. In her spare time, Gaige plays drums and writes songs for Pouncer, a trio band she helped create with two friends.