About John Peace

My family have been involved in chrysanthemums for over fifty years, the first member of the family to grow them was my uncle Ronnie who started in the fifties, encouraged by him my Dad started growing them in the early sixties since them we have gone on from strength to strength. I remenber watching my Dad when I was a small boy, I can still remember some of the varieties he grew such as Tracey Waller, Ermine and Evelyn Bush. Dad had tremendous success with Chrysanthemums winning major honours all over the country from local shows to the Nationals. My own exhibiting efforts started in the mid 80's with leeks and onions picture below shows me with a prize winning onion of over 14lbs at Horden. Ably guided by my Dad I started growing chrysanthemums my first mayor win came in 1989 at the Early National Show at Stafford.
I am now growing around 350 large earlies and 200 pot lates these are mainly for the National Shows having won the championship on quite a few occasions. In the last few years I have started with a small number of mediums which I have entered and won the 9 x 5 mixed championship class at the nationals. With lates I have started a few decs which are intermediates and reflexes, I show these in the decs classes which I have been lucky enough also to win on a few occasions

Over recent years I have expanded my interest to include Daffodils and Carnations, the daffodils are a continuation of my Dad's stock which I hope I have maintained well and added to over the years. I have good success with them taking honours at Westminster, Warwick and Harrogate