Peter Ralph Thoday (1934–2023) was a horticulturalist and television presenter. He was president of the Institute of Horticulture from 1994 to 1996. He was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2003 and the Victoria Medal of Honour in 2022.[1]
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| Born | 30 October 1934 |
| Died | 5 May 2023 (aged 88) |
| Spouse | Anne (née Thompson) |
| Children | David, Helen |
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His father was the head gardener of St John's College, Cambridge and so he studied horticulture as a student at the university's botanic garden. He continued in academia and became Senior Lecturer in Landscape Management at the University of Bath.[2]
Publications
edit- Two Blades of Grass, 2007, ISBN 9780955703300
- Cultivar, 2013, ISBN 9780955703317
- Plants and Planting on Landscape Sites, 2016, ISBN 9781780646190
References
edit- ↑ Matthew Appleby (18 June 2023), "Peter Thoday obituary", The Guardian
- ↑ "Peter Thoday", Voicing the Garden – Trainees in the 1940s and 1950s, Cambridge University Botanic Garden
External links
edit- Peter Thoday at IMDb
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