Peter Booker, the founder, is a respected judge in all 3 areas of judging dianthus, perpetual flowering carnations, border carnations and pinks. He also writes for Garden News and is Chairman of the Perpetual Flowering Carnation Trials panel as well as a member of the Pinks and Border Carnation Trial Panel and the Joint RHS/BNCS Carnation and Pinks sub-committee at the RHS Garden, Wisley