Have You Met by Allison Ganey
Spencer
Moore “The Flower Lady”
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ou don’t have to live in the area long before you’d begin to notice a woman driving around town in a Gator, tending to the flowers downtown with her trusty sidekick pup. Spencer Moore – known lovingly as “The Flower Lady” – has been responsible for the care of Ridgefield and Wilton decorative flower baskets for eleven straight seasons. Spencer was born and raised in Winston Salem, North Carolina and lived in Charleston until her move to Ridgefield in 2003. She earned an english degree from UNC Chapel Hill in 1989, going on to work for an advertising agency in Charleston before teaming up with a friend to form a successful PR/ Marketing Firm. Her advertising job is where she met her husband, Rhys: “I actually met him through my parents.” When her mom introduced the two, she said, “I didn’t even do that on purpose.” They went on to have two kids before their move up north, but she insists that “the kids think they’re yankees even though they were born down south.” After the move to Ridgefield, Spencer semi-retired from her job to focus on her kids. She started gardening in her own 1-acre yard as a hobby – a passion spurred by having a rooftop garden when she lived in New York. She quickly grew so enamored with it that the mayor enlisted her for a job. Her husband was on the historic district committee in Ridgefield – the board is responsible for maintaining the integrity of Ridgefield’s Spencer Moore and her dog, Bower, with all their baskets by Ridgefield Town Hall before hanging them all throughout the area.
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