1. Peter Beales MBE, was a British rosarian, author and lecturer.
15 Facts About Peter Beales
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Peter Beales served as the President of the Royal National Rose Society from 2003 until 2005.
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Peter Leslie Beales was born in Norfolk on 22 July 1936 and brought up by his grandparents near North Walsham.
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Peter Beales studied at Norwich City College and then trained with LeGrice Roses in North Walsham before national service, during which time he met his wife Joan.
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Peter Beales then worked as manager at Hillings Rose Nursery in Surrey, under the guidance of legendary rosarian Graham Stuart Thomas.
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Peter Beales' nursery holds more than 100 types of wild roses, recognised by the Royal Horticultural Society as the most extensive collection of its kind in Britain.
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Peter Beales' nursery holds the National Collection of Rosa Spp.
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Peter Beales Roses has bred and introduced more than 70 rose cultivars.
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Peter Beales set up a full e-commerce website in 1997.
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Peter Beales began exhibiting at the Chelsea Flower Show in 1971 and received 19 gold medals during his career.
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Peter Beales received the Lawrence Medal in 1997 and 2007 for the best exhibit at any RHS show.
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The first publications from Peter Beales were pamphlets for a Jarrolds series on roses in the 1970s.
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Peter Beales lectured around the world on the subject and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Garden Media Guild in 2009.
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In 2012, Peter Beales Roses introduced the Queen's Jubilee Rose at Chelsea Flower Show.
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Peter Beales died on 26 January 2013 at the age of 76.