ABOUT THE OWNER

Gaige Clark is a Flowersmith by trade. A professional craftsman in the art of caring, designing, growing, retailing and packaging flowers, she is the founder, owner, and creative director of SPRUCE, one of New York's most highly acclaimed and awarded flower boutiques.

Gaige reinvented Spruce’s brand of floral design in 1999 and coined it “New England Garden.” The style has gained popularity in the world design community and can be seen on television shows like Ugly Betty, Ellen, Law & Order, Damage, and the movie Bride Wars.

From Hudson, Massachusetts, Gaige descends from a family of New England gardeners. In the 1940s her great-great-grandmother, Marion Leary, founded The Hudson Gladiola Farm and had the honor of having Henry Ford as one of her regular clients.

Recently, Gaige produced two new lines of all-natural, handmade soap that she makes herself in her barn in Bearsville, New York. "SPRUCE Soap" and "Bearsville Barn Soap" are both made of local and organic ingredients and contain the highest quality therapeutic-grade essential oils.

In addition to running Spruce, Gaige plays the drums, grows her own flowers, rides her bike, cuts the grass, and is writing a book about her experiences at Spruce. She lives with her two rescue dogs Blue and Ruthie in Bearsville, New York.

ABOUT SPRUCE

From it's beginning in 1998, SPRUCE has quickly become one of New York's top Flower Shops receiving attention and acclaim from The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Food & Wine, Town & Country, Glamour, Martha Stewart Wedding, In Style Weddings, Woman's Day, Vogue, Victoria and Time Out New York.

SPRUCE has received the second highest rating in Zagat, and Citisearch, and was featured in "The Best Of" in New York Magazine's 1999 issue. SPRUCE has many celebrity clientele and is called on daily to design for New York's elite.

In October of 2005, SPRUCE announced the opening of their second store, located at 222 8th Avenue in the heart of Chelsea. Built to be the most high-tech, visually stunning flower shop in the world, the cavernous, ultramodern space feels like a cross between The Museum of Modern Art and the nightclub Crobar.

CLIENTELE
Event Sites

Lincoln Center, Tribeca Rooftop, The Lighthouse and Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers, Tribeca Grill, 632 Hudson, The Penn Club, Jade Jagger Studio, The Puck Building, The Harmony Club, The New York Public Library, The Bronx Botanical Garden, The University Club, Cipriani, The Peter White Studio, Four Seasons Restaurant, The Rainbow Room, Penthouse 15, The Waldorf Astoria, Gotham Hall, The Whitney Museum, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, The Explorer's Club, The Boathouse in Central Park, Angel Orensanz Foundation, The W Hotel, The Picnic House in Prospect Park, Candela

Corporations

Morgan Stanley, Merryl Lynch, Stribling & Associates, Liz Claiborne, The Corcoran Group, Citigroup, Macy’s, Prudential, American Express, Intel, Anderson Consulting, Ernst & Young, Goldman Sachs

Film and Media

Martha Stewart Living, Omnimedia, O Magazine, Ellen, Killer Films, Out Magazine and Media, The Knot, The New York Post, The New York Times, Law & Order, Random House, MTV, VHI, Town & Country, Vogue, New York Magazine

Celebrity Clientele Spruce is hired to do weekly flowers and is called on daily by New York celebrities and wishes to respect the privacy of their clients.