RHS President Peter Buckley has died

The Royal Horticultural Society has announced that their president Peter Buckley has died suddenly after a short illness.

Peter joined the Council of the RHS in 1998, became Treasurer in 2002 and served as the Society’s President from 2006.

The RHS site quotes: "With his tireless enthusiasm for people, plants and gardening, and a keen interest in every aspect of the Society’s operations, Peter played a key role in shaping the charitable work of the RHS.

"Under his dedicated leadership the Council embraced a new strategy for the development of the RHS while upholding the charity’s core values and heritage.

"Peter combined his voluntary role as President of the RHS with his full time role as Chairman of Caledonia Investments. In his spare time, Peter was a passionate gardener and continued to develop his own extensive gardens in Scotland.

For further information, please contact:

Andrew Smith, The Secretary, RHS

Tel: 020 7821 3034

E-mail: andrewsmith@rhs.org.uk