Professor Peter Venables, 90, in a flower bed planted in his honour in Newton upon Derwent.
A COUPLE said it with flowers when they wanted to congratulate a friend on his 90th birthday in a village near York.
Peter and Christine Young secretly planted tulip bulbs in Newton upon Derwent which, when they started blooming, spelled out “P 90 V” to commemorate the birthday of retired University of York professor Peter Venables.
They said Prof Venables had been a supporter of a gardening club they had launched, so they decided to plant the extra bulbs when officially planting a stretch of daffodils in Jackson Lane.
Prof Venables said: “I was astonished when it was pointed out that someone had done this for me.
“It’s a very nice gesture.”
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