Roy Lancaster
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Roy Lancaster, OBE is a British gardener and broadcaster.
Charles Roy Lancaster was born in Farnworth, Bolton
, Lancashire
and best known for his work on the long running BBC
TV programme, Gardeners' World
. He has also regularly appeared on the BBC Radio show Gardeners' Question Time
and is also a freelance writer and lecturer.
Formerly the first Curator of the Hillier Arboretum (now the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
), he has travelled the world on plant finding expeditions but is also busy in the UK. He has been a member of the Royal Horticultural Society
for almost 40 years, and is vice-chairman of the society's Floral Committee B and a member of several other committees.
Mr Lancaster is also President of the Hardy Plant Society
; a UK based horticultural society that fosters interest in hardy herbaceous plants.
In 1988 he was awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour
and in the 1999 New Year's Honours List he was awarded an OBE for services to horticulture.
Charles Roy Lancaster was born in Farnworth, Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
and best known for his work on the long running BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
TV programme, Gardeners' World
Gardeners' World
Gardeners' World is a long-running BBC television programme about gardening that continues to this day. Its first episode was filmed in 1968, presented by Ken Burras and came from Oxford Botanical Gardens. The magazine BBC Gardeners' World is a tie-in to the programme. Most of its episodes have...
. He has also regularly appeared on the BBC Radio show Gardeners' Question Time
Gardeners' Question Time
Gardeners' Question Time is a long-running BBC Radio 4 programme in which amateur gardeners can put questions to a panel of experts.-History:...
and is also a freelance writer and lecturer.
Formerly the first Curator of the Hillier Arboretum (now the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens is an arboretum comprising 72 hectares accommodating over 42,000 trees and shrubs in about 12,000 taxa, notably a collection of oaks, camellia, magnolia and rhododendron....
), he has travelled the world on plant finding expeditions but is also busy in the UK. He has been a member of the Royal Horticultural Society
Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert...
for almost 40 years, and is vice-chairman of the society's Floral Committee B and a member of several other committees.
Mr Lancaster is also President of the Hardy Plant Society
Hardy Plant Society
The Hardy Plant Society is a British charity that promotes the cultivation of hardy herbaceous plants. The Society was founded in 1957 by a group of gardeners and nurserymen. It has approximately 10,000 members and provides information about familiar and less well known perennials, how to grow...
; a UK based horticultural society that fosters interest in hardy herbaceous plants.
In 1988 he was awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour
Victoria Medal of Honour
The Victoria Medal of Honour is awarded to British horticulturists resident in the United Kingdom whom the Royal Horticultural Society Council considers deserving of special honour by the Society...
and in the 1999 New Year's Honours List he was awarded an OBE for services to horticulture.