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said: "It was the old and classic roses that Peter loved best and by growing them and making them available to a wider range of gardeners, he did tremendous work in terms of our rose-growing heritage."
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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.
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in 2004. He lectured around the world on the subject and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Garden Media Guild in 2009.
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The rose gardens at Peter Beales nursery, Attleborough are home to over 1,200 rose varieties (Evelyn Simak, geograph.org.uk)
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Beales was appointed an MBE in 2005. Three years later, he published an
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series on roses in the 1970s. His first major publication was the book
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In 1968, Peter Beales started Peter Beales Roses Ltd. – initially in
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Anna Pavlova, 1981, one of the 70 cultivars raised by Peter Beales
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The first publications from Peter Beales were pamphlets for a
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on 22 July 1936 and brought up by his grandparents near
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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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Other titles followed, including 28: 98:rose breeder/nurseryman, author, lecturer 445:"Obituary: Peter Beales / RHS Gardening" 377: 219: 156: 113: 679:20th-century British military personnel 664:People educated at City College Norwich 505: 501: 499: 497: 173:and then trained with LeGrice Roses in 586: 233:Peter Beales began exhibiting at the 506:Bareham, Dominic (30 January 2013). 494: 629:Victoria Medal of Honour recipients 579:Amateur Gardening magazine obituary 13: 229:Industry involvement and accolades 14: 690: 567: 240:The RHS awarded Peter Beales the 669:British male non-fiction writers 300:Partial list of Beales cultivars 289:Rose Petals and Muddy Footprints 161:Peter Leslie Beales was born in 674:Military personnel from Norfolk 549: 527: 248:Publishing and speaking career 1: 370: 193:Establishment of rose nursery 609:English rose horticulturists 447:. Rhs.org.uk. Archived from 7: 614:British non-fiction writers 207:Royal Horticultural Society 142:Royal National Rose Society 10: 695: 480:"Remembering Peter Beales" 324:'Everest Double Fragrance' 639:People from North Walsham 410:. London. 1 February 2013 102: 94: 86: 78: 62: 39: 27: 20: 659:People from Attleborough 242:Victoria Medal of Honour 107:Victoria Medal of Honour 624:British autobiographers 599:English horticulturists 482:. Thegardeningtimes.com 402:"Peter Beales obituary" 262:Twentieth-Century Roses 619:British garden writers 537:. 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He studied at 69: 53: 51: 34:Peter Beales MBE 32: 18: 17: 694: 693: 689: 688: 687: 685: 684: 683: 584: 583: 570: 565: 564: 557:"everyrose.com" 555: 554: 550: 540: 538: 533: 532: 528: 518: 516: 504: 495: 485: 483: 478: 477: 464: 454: 452: 443: 442: 423: 413: 411: 400: 399: 378: 373: 368: 302: 297: 250: 231: 195: 159: 150:Alan Titchmarsh 74: 71: 67: 66:26 January 2013 58: 55: 49: 47: 46: 45: 35: 23: 12: 11: 5: 692: 682: 681: 676: 671: 666: 661: 656: 651: 646: 641: 636: 631: 626: 621: 616: 611: 606: 601: 596: 582: 581: 576: 569: 568:External links 566: 563: 562: 548: 526: 493: 462: 451:on 23 May 2013 421: 375: 374: 372: 369: 365: 364: 361: 358: 357:'Anna Pavlova' 355: 352: 349: 346: 343: 340: 337: 336:'Janet B Wood' 334: 331: 330:'Hunslet Moss' 328: 325: 322: 319: 316: 313: 310: 307: 303: 301: 298: 296: 293: 249: 246: 230: 227: 194: 191: 158: 155: 110: 109: 104: 100: 99: 96: 95:Known for 92: 91: 88: 84: 83: 80: 76: 75: 72: 70:(aged 76) 64: 60: 59: 56: 43: 41: 37: 36: 33: 25: 24: 21: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 691: 680: 677: 675: 672: 670: 667: 665: 662: 660: 657: 655: 652: 650: 647: 645: 642: 640: 637: 635: 632: 630: 627: 625: 622: 620: 617: 615: 612: 610: 607: 605: 602: 600: 597: 595: 594:Rose breeders 592: 591: 589: 580: 577: 575: 572: 571: 558: 552: 536: 530: 515: 514: 509: 502: 500: 498: 481: 475: 473: 471: 469: 467: 450: 446: 440: 438: 436: 434: 432: 430: 428: 426: 409: 408: 403: 397: 395: 393: 391: 389: 387: 385: 383: 381: 376: 367: 363:'Royal Smile' 362: 359: 356: 353: 350: 347: 345:'Lady Romsey' 344: 342:'John Grooms' 341: 338: 335: 333:'James Mason' 332: 329: 326: 323: 320: 317: 314: 311: 308: 305: 304: 292: 290: 286: 285:autobiography 281: 279: 276:in 1997, and 275: 271: 267: 263: 259: 258:Classic Roses 255: 245: 243: 238: 236: 222: 218: 216: 212: 208: 204: 200: 190: 188: 184: 180: 176: 175:North Walsham 172: 168: 167:North Walsham 164: 154: 151: 147: 143: 139: 135: 131: 127: 124: 116: 108: 105: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 65: 61: 42: 38: 31: 26: 19: 16: 551: 539:. 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Victoria Medal of Honour

MBE
rosarian
roses
cultivars
Royal National Rose Society
BBC
Alan Titchmarsh
Norfolk
North Walsham
Norwich City College
North Walsham
national service
Surrey
Graham Stuart Thomas
Swardeston
Attleborough
Royal Horticultural Society
e-commerce

Chelsea Flower Show
Victoria Medal of Honour
Jarrolds
autobiography



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