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I S S U E 39 | AUTU M N 2020
©John Swannell
Sir Roy Strong
and The Laskett
Gardens
Special Events
are back
Get ready for
Christmas
© Clive Nichols
A Warm Welcome
2020 has been a challenging year. The horticulture industry has been hit hard by
the Covid-19 pandemic, with nurseries and garden centres forced to close, staff
furloughed, and the majority of our garden shows and events cancelled with
severe consequences for many businesses and self-employed.
In response, we are currently helping 20% more people in horticulture than last year and
we have developed new ways of reaching out to even more in order to deliver the help
and guidance that is so badly needed. We continue to receive enquiries from people who
wouldn’t normally be making contact with our helpline but have needed to turn to us during
these very difficult times. We expect this to increase, as government furlough schemes,
mortgage holidays and other support measures come to an end.
How we have helped this year
With so many of our fundraising events cancelled, your support this year is particularly invaluable. It was wonderful • News Bulletins are being sent to corporate • We are working to help people take control and
to see so many taking part in our online Quiz Nights and our Gardening Competition. partners and trade associations with advice and check their finances, by using our Budgeting Tool
The HortAid-20 appeal is ongoing, so please do continue to donate and fundraise for us, book onto our 2021 Special contact information for employers and employees or calling the Perennial Debt Advice Line.
Events garden tours (p.4) and shop our Christmas gifts (p.10). in horticulture. • Our Back to School campaign helped 157 children
These are worrying and challenging times as we strive to build better futures for people in horticulture and • Our website is continuously updated with the receive new school uniforms and PE kit.
their families. With your support, and that of the growing number of donors, supporters, volunteers and partner latest Covid-19 advice and government support • We have sent emergency food parcels and made
organisations, we will continue to be a lifeline for many in the horticultural sector. measures. payments for energy bills and housing costs.
• A new Legal Helpline partnership is available for • We have helped people access £2m of statutory
Warmest wishes all legal matters including tenancy, employment, benefits.
Peter Newman, Chief Executive and relationship breakdowns. • L aptops and iPads have been provided so
• Our partnership with Togetherall continues to children can carry on their school work at home.
support people with their mental wellbeing.
How we help
How we helped John* Perennial is the UK’s only charity looking after people We understand the devastating impact unexpected
in horticulture and their families at any stage of life. personal challenges and financial pressures has
In 2013 John* was made “Perennial provided food and fuel for If you work with flowers, plants, trees or grass, our on lives.
redundant from his job heating to help us over the colder months. friendly and experienced team are here to deliver If you or anyone you know needs our help please call
as an estate gardener. Our caseworker Vicki, and debt adviser completely free, confidential and personal support. us on 0800 093 8543 or visit perennial.org.uk
His poor health left him Ged, spoke to creditors on our behalf
unable to work and reliant and gave us support with budgeting so
on his partner’s income. we could take control of our money.
A huge thank you
At the end of 2018, she Thanks to the brilliant team at Perennial
was also forced to stop we were successful with our application
working for health reasons. for benefits, something we would never
Now unable to pay bills, have been able to sort out ourselves.
feed themselves, heat They also helped us to apply for a new Thank you for all your amazing fundraising achievements this year. Including Howard
their home or get medical central heating system - it’s just heaven White who rowed the English Channel, and back on a rowing machine! Becky Cross
treatment their dog to be warm again. We feel so grateful to who is walking the West Highland Way. And to everyone who has climbed mountains,
badly needed, they were Perennial. It is such a relief to feel happy jumped out of planes and off very tall buildings – you’re all wonderful.
becoming increasingly with our finances and more positive now
anxious. that we have real hope for the future.” There are so many ways to get involved in HortAid-20 and support our vital work.
For ideas and to join our events visit perennial.org.uk/getinvolved or to donate
please visit perennial.org.uk/donate or call 0800 093 8792.
*Names have been changed to protect client confidentiality
and photos are posed by models.
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Encombe Estate, Dorset.
Special Events
Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
Join us in 2021 at our Special Events. Our private guided tours of exclusive, award-winning gardens
with delicious culinary experiences make fantastic presents for friends and family. Enjoy a
wonderful day out knowing the money raised has helped us support someone in need.
Visit perennial.org.uk/events or call 0800 093 8792 for more information and to book.
We want you to feel confident to book our 2021 Special Events, which is why
we guarantee a full refund if we are forced to cancel your event.
Our 2021 tours include:
Raymond Blanc’s Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, Oxford.
Discover “Garden to Plate” with lunch and a tour at Raymond Blanc’s renowned
Want to be the first to hear about our Special Events? Become a Friend of Perennial today for just
two Michelin star hotel and restaurant. The event will be hosted by two senior £30 to receive priority booking, free entry to all our gardens and more | perennial.org.uk/friends
gardeners from Le Manoir.
Thursday 15 July 2021 | 11am – 4pm | £225
Windsor Castle’s Moat Garden, Berkshire. Encombe Estate, Dorset.
Join us for an evening tour of Windsor Castle’s private garden attached to The historic and private Encombe Estate gardens have been extensively
the Norman Tower, the official residence of the Castle Constable & Governor. redeveloped with a design by Tom Stuart-Smith and this exclusive tour will
be held by Head Gardener Simon Hansford.
Friday 4 June 2021 | 5.30pm-8.30pm | £100 Tuesday 22 June 2021 | 11am - 3.30pm | £120
Long Barn, Kent. Marianne Majerus Brightling Down Farm, Sussex.
A glorious and rarely opened private estate nestled in the spectacular Kent A private family home with an impressive award-winning hillside garden.
countryside thought to date from the mid-14th century. Head Gardener, Francesca Murrell will guide us around the 2 acre garden
which forms part of the 80 acre estate.
Thursday 27 May 2021 | 11am – 3pm | £70 Thursday 9 September 2021 | 11am – 3pm | £65
Hall Farm and Brightwater Gardens, Lincolnshire. Sandymere, Cheshire.
A duo of beautifully eclectic gardens. At the 3 acre garden of Hall Farm we will be A private garden that dates back to the 1920s. It has been created by landscape
joined by plantswoman Pam Tatam and after lunch at Brightwater Gardens explore architect Mark Darwent, with a stunning collection of individual gardens, our
the series of formal and naturalistic garden rooms within this 8 acre estate. tour will be guided by Head Gardener Rachel Pemberton.
Tuesday 8 June 2021 | 10.30am - 4.30pm | £80 Thursday 20 May 2021 | 11am – 3pm | £65
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The Importance
of Regular Giving
© Clive Nichols
We rely on regular giving to continue to deliver our frontline help, and be confident to plan
and launch new services. Our income has dropped dramatically this year due to Covid-19,
The Laskett Gardens
therefore our Fellows, Friends and regular supporters are playing an even more important
role in the futures of people in horticulture and their families.
Join us and become a Friend of Perennial.
© John Swannell
Eminent historian, writer, garden designer and former Victoria
Your benefits include: and Albert Museum Director Sir Roy Strong CH FRSL, marked
© Clive Nichols | Fullers Mill
•U nlimited entry to Perennial’s gardens,York Gate, his 85th birthday by donating The Laskett Gardens to Perennial.
Fullers Mill and The Laskett for you and a friend.
•P riority booking for Perennial’s Special Events Sir Roy Strong and his late wife, the set designer Julia Trevelyan
garden tours and holidays. Oman purchased the house and the adjoining undeveloped 4 acre
•O ur newsletter, Perennial News, Regular field in Herefordshire in 1973 and set about transforming it into the
e-newsletters (optional) and a Perennial remarkable garden that it is today. It is an autobiographical garden
pin badge. of rooms underpinned by dramatic vistas and elements of surprise
Annual membership costs £30 but please donate around every corner.
more if you can.
Speaking about his decision to leave his gardens to Perennial, Sir Roy said:
ign up now at perennial.org.uk/friends
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or call 0800 093 8792
“It is no secret that the creation of the Gardens
was a shared passion with my late wife and that
they will remain a monument to our marriage. I
To find out more about the Perennial Fellowship contact David Lewis on
have supported the work of Perennial for many
© Clive Nichols | York Gate
01372 235 434 | dlewis@perennial.org.uk | perennial.org.uk/fellowship
years and see this partnership as a wonderful
extension of my continued love of gardens and
those who dedicate their time to serve them. I see
it not only as a bequest to Perennial but also to the
© Jonathan Myles-Lea
county of Herefordshire.”
The charity will continue to open the garden to visitors in 2021.
Call to book your 2021 tour now. The Laskett Gardens are in Much
Birch, Herefordshire.
Visit thelaskettgardens.co.uk for more information.
Perennial relies on voluntary income from all who love gardens and
gardening. Legacies form a significant part of that income. Without
the support of legacies it wouldn’t be possible for Perennial to
continue providing its high level of personalised services. Every gift in
every will makes a difference to people’s lives and all contributions to
Perennial are essential to our future work.
If you would like to find out more about leaving a gift to Perennial
or In Memory giving, please visit perennial.org.uk/getinvolved
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Attention Community Groups!
Perennial’s Speaker Panel is back
and it’s bigger than ever.
Bookings are available to Horticultural
Volunteer with us
We are very excited to welcome some wonderful new Societies, Gardening Clubs, Allotment Clubs,
faces to Perennial’s Speaker Panel and you now have Women’s Institutes and any other type of club
the option to book virtual talks! that organises regular talks.
Find out more about our speakers at
Perennial are building volunteer groups all around the country and you will be key Our new virtual talks will allow you all to enjoy the experience and perennial.org.uk/speakerpanel
to helping us share our message, that Perennial is here for everyone in horticulture anecdotes from our inspiring speakers without having to arrange and to book contact
when they need our help and support. face to face meetings, and you can choose a speaker wherever chumphries@perennial.org.uk
you are in the country. You can also book a speaker to attend in 01372 384043
person or a Q&A with several speakers.
There are many ways you could help spread the word • Cards for Good Causes sell Christmas Cards for
and raise funds for Perennial in your community. over 250 charities including Perennial via pop up
shops. Could you volunteer at a shop?
• Join one of our community groups in Leeds, • The NGS and SGS members open their gardens
Suffolk, Herefordshire, West Sussex, Southport, every year and donate to Perennial. Could you
Malvern, Derby and Surrey, or help start up a new help at a garden?
one in your area.
• Our gardens often need extra volunteers, this Volunteering for Perennial is a fantastic way to meet
people, get involved with the work of the charity and give Kenny Raybould Jane Moore Ben Preston
is a lovely way to join the Perennial family if you
something back.
live locally.
• Could you help us sell our Perennial Christmas ind out more | perennial.org.uk/volunteering |
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cards, they help reach people that need our support. 07946 055 848 | volunteer@perennial.org.uk
“I have been a volunteer at four different charities since
2010. Out of them all Perennial is my charity of choice. I
don’t say this to get a gold star or a bar of chocolate, it is
simply the truth. Everyone at Perennial is fantastic and
there are many amazing opportunities to embrace once you
© Clive Nichols
© Clive Nichols
are a volunteer. What is particularly great with Perennial
is that they take the time to listen to us volunteers,
they truly make us feel very special indeed.”
Val, Perennial Volunteer Fullers Mill is an enchanting seven-acre creation York Gate is a Grade || National Heritage garden
on the banks of the River Lark. It combines light and one of the finest small gardens in the country.
dappled woodland with a plantsman’s collection Its series of beautiful garden ‘rooms’ offer inspiration
of unusual shrubs, perennials, lilies and marginal for you to implement in your own garden.
plants. During your visit, browse our plants for sale While you’re here, join us at our brand-new cafe,
Thank you and relax in our Bothy Tea Room. gift shop and plant nursery.
A huge thank you to all our volunteers who have been doing a fantastic job For opening times and Snowdrop dates, For opening times, Friends preview dates and
over the last few months. We would like to say thank you to Jo Huffener visit fullersmillgarden.org.uk. Snowdrop week details, visit yorkgate.org.uk.
and Peter Hill who have raised £7,500 selling plants, many of which were 01284 728 888 | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6HD 0113 267 8240 | Adel, Leeds, LS16 8DW
kindly donated by Fleurie and Walberton Nurseries.
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