Paula Pryke Explained

Paula Shane Pryke
Birth Date:	1960 4, df=y
Birth Place:	United Kingdom
Spouse:	Peter Romaniuk (1987-present)

Paula Shane Pryke (born 29 April 1960) is a British florist and author.

Family and education

Pryke was educated at Culford School (1970–1978), followed by Trinity and All Saints College (then affiliated with the University of Leeds), where she studied history^{[1] [2]} Pryke also earned a licentiate from the Royal Academy of Music in 1985.

Career

After starting a career as a history teacher, Pryke became training as a florist with the Constance Spry Flower School in 1987. The following year, she founded Paula Pryke Flowers in Islington, London. She went on to open nine additional flower shops in the United Kingdom as well as the Paula Pryke Flower School in 1994. ^[3] In 2000, Pryke received the Ambassador for Floral Industry Award, NFU. In 2012, she was selected as a judge for the 2012 Rose Parade. ^[4]

Pryke was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to the floral design industry.^[1]

She lectures on and exhibits floral art worldwide.

Works

• Book: Pryke, Paula. The New Floral Artist. 1993. Mitchell Beazley. 978-1-85732-818-9.
• Book: Pryke, Paula. Flower Innovations. 1995. Mitchell Beazley. 978-1-84000-110-5.
• Book: Pryke, Paula. Flower Celebrations. 1995. Mitchell Beazley. 978-1-85732-716-8.
• Book: Pryke, Paula. Simple Flowers. 1999. Ryland, Peters & Small. 978-1-84597-234-9.
• Book: Pryke, Paula. Candles. 1999. Ryland, Peters & Small. 978-1-84172-607-6.
• Book: Pryke, Paula. Wreaths and Garlands. 1999. Ryland, Peters & Small. 978-1-84172-723-3.
• Book: Pryke, Paula. Living Colour. 2001. Jacqui Small LLP. 978-1-903221-06-8.
• Book: Pryke, Paula. Wedding Flowers. 2004. Jacqui Small LLP. 978-1-903221-18-1.
• Book: Pryke, Paula. Classic Paula Pryke. 2004. Mitchell Beazley. 978-1-84000-920-0.
• Book: Pryke, Paula. Flower School. 2006. Jacqui Small LLP. 978-1-903221-37-2.
• Book: Pryke, Paula. Table Flowers. 2007. Jacqui Small LLP. 978-1-903221-80-8.
• Book: Pryke, Paula. Simply Pink. 2009. Jacqui Small LLP. 978-1-906417-21-5.
• Book: Pryke, Paula. The Ultimate Floral Collection. 2010. Jacqui Small LLP. 978-1-906417-38-3.

References

• Who's Who (2007 Edition):

External links

• Paula Pryke

Notes and References

1. Floral Pioneer Awarded OBE . FOCuS . 2015 . 13 . 2 . 16 September 2019.
2. Web site: An interview with floral designer extraordinaire Paula Pryke . Flirty Fleurs . 16 September 2019 . 27 February 2012.
3. Web site: Shepard . Scott . Paula Pryke . The Flower Podcast.
4. News: Pasadena Star News . Float judges announced for the 2012 Rose Parade . August 3, 2023 . Pasadena Star News . October 5, 2011.