A heavyweight of the horticultural industry is celebrating winning its 29th gold medal at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Peter Beales Roses, which has specialised in the preservation of old fashioned, historic and rare roses since 1968, won gold for its display honouring the 200th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Ian Limmer, head of the nursery and plant breeding programme at the Attleborough site, said it was an extreme privilege for the team to be a part of the charity’s landmark year. “It was an especially personal moment for me, as my own grandfather ser…
