Michael Perry (gardener)
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Michael Perry (born 24 October 1979) is an English celebrity gardener and podcast presenter. He presents a show, Michael Perry’s Garden, on QVC UK, and has appeared on ITV1’s This Morning and Channel 4's Steph's Packed Lunch.
Perry maintains a horticultural blog and co-presents The Plant Based Podcast.[1] He is a regular speaker at RHS flower shows, horticultural summits[2] and BBC Gardener's World Live[3] as well as presenting his Weird & Wacky Plants Tour showcasing unusual plants.[4] In 2015, he was listed in The Sunday Times’ Top 20 Most Influential People in the Gardening World.[5]
Education and early career
Perry enjoyed a career as a new product development manager at Thompson and Morgan, where he was credited for developing the 'egg and chips' plant, a grafted plant that produces aubergines and potatoes.[6]
Media work
Some of Perry’s first television appearances included The Alan Titchmarsh Show, Loose Women and Great British Garden Revival.[7] More recently, Perry has been an occasional gardening guest on ITV’s This Morning[8] and Channel 4's Steph's Packed Lunch[9].
In 2010, Perry began presenting gardening products on QVC.[10] He later became a regular gardening expert on the channel. He presents Michael Perry’s Garden, with his own curated range of products and editorial.[11]
Perry co-presents The Plant Based Podcast with Ellen Mary, a gardening influencer.[12]
In 2022, Perry hosted a 'plant dating' pop-up at the Lucky Club Mayfair, in collaboration with The Joy of Plants. Attendees were given the chance to find a houseplant that matched their lifestyle, before taking it home.[13]
Awards
The website Mr Plant Geek was awarded a Gold Award at the 2019 and 2022 GardenComm horticultural press awards.[14][15] The Garden Media Guild named Perry as Social Media Influencer of the Year in 2020.[16]
Charity work
Perry regularly participates in charity work, including his annual appearances in a nude calendar for the benefit of charity Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society, with a fundraising team named The Grubby Gardeners.[17] In his local area of East Anglia, he has worked with the charity ActivLives to renew flower beds in urban areas.[18] He champions gardening for mental health and wellbeing,[19].
Writing career
In 2022, Perry published his debut book Hortus Curious under publisher DK.[20]
References
- ↑ "How to choose the best gardening podcast for you this winter as interest blooms". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ↑ ""'Digital' is a Life Attitude" - AIPH World Ornamental Horticulture Summit". Perishable News. 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ↑ "Michael Perry (Mr Plant Geek)". BBC Gardeners' World Live 2021. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ↑ Jay@TheGuide (2021-01-26). "TV gardening expert Christine Walkden joins the Southport Flower Show lineup". The Guide Liverpool. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ↑ "My place in The Sunday Times Top 20 of most influential Horts in the UK". Michael Perry - Mr Plant Geek. 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ↑ Mortimer, Lynne (2019-05-08). "Thompson & Morgan launches 'egg and chips' plant | East Anglian Daily Times". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ↑ "Profile of Michael Perry | Garden Media Guild". www.gardenmediaguild.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ↑ "The top houseplant trends for a happy, healthy home!". ITV. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ↑ "Steph's Packed Lunch Season 2021". Radio Times. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ↑ "15 mins with… Michael Perry AKA Mr Plant Geek". Christchurch Creative. 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ↑ "Richard Jackson to develop plant range as Michael Perry takes over at QVC". www.hortweek.com. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ↑ "Gardening: Discover the best virtual gardens, podcasts and expert advice". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ↑ Bateman, Charlotte (2022-10-12). "Londoners are so obsessed with houseplants there's now a 'matchmaking' service". MyLondon. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ↑ "2019 GardenComm Media Awards Gold Medal Winners". gardencomm.org. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ↑ "GardenComm | Honors & Awards | Media Awards | Past Winners". gardencomm.org. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ↑ "GMG Awards 2020 Winners | Garden Media Guild". www.gardenmediaguild.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ↑ "Gardeners get naked - for charity". the Guardian. 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ↑ Papworth, Andrew (2019-05-16). "Unloved parts of Ipswich transformed by 'plant geek'". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ↑ Mortimer, Lynne (2019-05-08). "Garden Day ambassor is Ipswich-born Plant Geek Michael Perry". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ↑ "Ipswich Plant Geek shares new book of world's most badly behaved plants". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
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