A fond farewell to Peter
TRIBUTES have poured in from all corners of the horticultural world following the death of Peter Seabrook, gardening’s father figure.
Well-known industry figures and AG readers alike reacted to his sudden death with shock and sadness. He died at home on Friday, January 14 aged 86, following a suspected heart attack.
Everyone agreed that his life ended in the way he would have wanted – after a day’s work at his beloved RHS garden at Hyde Hall near Chelmsford while working hard on plans for his display at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show.
Peter John Seabrook was born into a farming family in 1935. An Essex lad, his fingers started greening up at the age of four, encouraged by his father and grandfather who were both men of the soil and working farmers.
His first job, aged 16, was at a garden centre and he followed this with a
