Peter Beales

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, (22 July 1936 – 26 January 2013) was a British

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, author and lecturer. Beales was considered one of the leading experts on

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, especially species and classic roses, preserving many old varieties and introducing 70 new

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during his lifetime. He served as the President of the

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from 2003 until 2005. Speaking of his contribution on

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Early life and career

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He studied at Norwich City College and then trained with LeGrice Roses in

before

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, during which time he met his wife Joan. Peter then worked as manager at Hillings Rose Nursery in

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, under the guidance of legendary rosarian

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. He succeeded Thomas as foreman of roses.

Establishment of rose nursery

In 1968, Peter Beales started Peter Beales Roses Ltd. – initially in Swardeston, Norfolk, before moving to the market town of

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. Beales' passion and specialism was wild and classic breeds of roses, many of which he saved from extinction by collecting and breeding them. Over time, the family-run nursery grew to become a major specialist centre, growing and retailing over 1,200 different varieties of rose. Beales' nursery holds more than 100 types of wild roses, recognised by the

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(RHS) as the most extensive collection of its kind in Britain. Beales' nursery also holds the National Collection of ''Rosa Spp'' (species roses). Peter Beales Roses has bred and introduced more than 70 rose cultivars. The company set up a full

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website in 1997. Anna Pavlova rose

Industry involvement and accolades

Peter Beales began exhibiting at the

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in 1971 and received 19 gold medals during his career. He also received the Lawrence Medal in 1997 and 2007 for the best exhibit at any RHS show. The RHS awarded Peter Beales the

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, the society's top award, in 2003 for his work to promote gardening and roses.

Publishing and speaking career

The first publications from Peter Beales were pamphlets for a

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series on roses in the 1970s. His first major publication was the book ''Classic Roses'' in 1985. Other titles followed, including ''Twentieth-Century Roses'' in 1988, ''Roses'' in 1992, ''Visions of Roses'' in 1996, ''New Classic Roses'' in 1997, and ''A Passion for Roses'' in 2004. He lectured around the world on the subject and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Garden Media Guild in 2009. Beales was appointed an MBE in 2005. Three years later, he published an

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, ''Rose Petals and Muddy Footprints''. In 2012, Peter Beales Roses introduced the Queen's Jubilee Rose at Chelsea Flower Show. Peter Beales died on 26 January 2013 at the age of 76.

"Manor House" roses

Partial list of Beales cultivars

*'Anne-Marie Laing' *'Care 2000' *'Clarence House' *'Dixieland Linda' *'Dorothy Wilson' *'Evelyn May' *'Everest Double Fragrance' *'Great Ormond Street' *'Hunslet Moss' *'James Mason' *'Janet B Wood' *'Jill Dando' *'John Grooms' *'Lady Romsey' *'Macmillan Nurse' *'Mannington Cascade' *'Norwich Castle' *'Anna Pavlova' *'Pinta' *'Royal Smile'

References

External links

Peter Beales websiteAmateur Gardening magazine obituary
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