Graham Stuart Thomas | |
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 Graham Thomas holding his namesake rose, bred by David Austin | |
| Born | Graham Stuart Thomas 13 April 1909 Cambridge |
| Died | 17 April 2003 (aged 94) Woking |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Botanist, garden designer, author, artist |
| Known for | Roses, garden design, garden writing |
| Awards | OBE; Victoria Medal of Honour; Veitch Memorial Medal |
Graham Stuart Thomas OBE VMH (3 April 1909 – 17 April 2003) was an English horticulturist, who is likely best known for his work with garden roses, his restoration and stewardship of over 100 National Trust gardens and for writing 19 books on gardening, many of which remain classics today. However, as he states in the Preface to his outstanding book, The Rock Garden and its Plants: From Grotto to Alpine House, "My earliest enthusiasms in gardening were for....alpines." p8
In his obituary in the Los Angeles Times, Clair Martin, rose curator of Huntington Botanical Gardens said: "Thomas set about preserving the heritage of old roses when many of them were on the verge of extinction".[1]
- ^ Rourke, Mary (1 May 2003). "Graham Thomas, 94; Influential Genius of Gardening – Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 1 June 2013.