Michael Perry (gardener) explained

Michael Perry 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 & 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 Perennial, 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: How to choose the best gardening podcast for you this winter as interest blooms. 2020-12-29. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. en.
  2. Web site: 2022-10-06 . “‘Digital’ is a Life Attitude” - AIPH World Ornamental Horticulture Summit . 2022-11-04 . Perishable News . en-US.
  3. Web site: Michael Perry (Mr Plant Geek). 2020-12-29. BBC Gardeners' World Live 2021. en-GB.
  4. Web site: 2021-01-26 . TV gardening expert Christine Walkden joins the Southport Flower Show lineup . 2022-11-04 . The Guide Liverpool . en-GB.
  5. Web site: 2015-02-10. My place in The Sunday Times Top 20 of most influential Horts in the UK. 2020-12-28. Michael Perry - Mr Plant Geek. en-US.
  6. Web site: Mortimer . Lynne . 2019-05-08 . Thompson & Morgan launches ‘egg and chips’ plant East Anglian Daily Times . 2021-11-02 . East Anglian Daily Times . en-UK.
  7. Web site: Profile of Michael Perry Garden Media Guild. 2021-11-02. www.gardenmediaguild.co.uk.
  8. Web site: The top houseplant trends for a happy, healthy home!. 2021-11-02. ITV. en.
  9. Web site: Steph's Packed Lunch Season 2021. 2021-11-02. Radio Times. en.
  10. Web site: 2019-07-04. 15 mins with… Michael Perry AKA Mr Plant Geek. 2021-11-02. Christchurch Creative. en-US.
  11. Web site: Richard Jackson to develop plant range as Michael Perry takes over at QVC . 2022-11-04 . www.hortweek.com . en.
  12. Web site: Gardening: Discover the best virtual gardens, podcasts and expert advice. 2021-11-02. HeraldScotland. en.
  13. Web site: Bateman . Charlotte . 2022-10-12 . Londoners are so obsessed with houseplants there's now a 'matchmaking' service . 2022-11-04 . MyLondon . en.
  14. Web site: 2019 GardenComm Media Awards Gold Medal Winners. 2021-11-02. gardencomm.org. en.
  15. Web site: GardenComm Honors & Awards Media Awards Past Winners . 2022-11-04 . gardencomm.org.
  16. Web site: GMG Awards 2020 Winners Garden Media Guild. 2020-12-29. www.gardenmediaguild.co.uk.
  17. Web site: 2014-05-02. Gardeners get naked - for charity. 2021-11-02. the Guardian. en.
  18. Web site: Papworth. Andrew. 2019-05-16. Unloved parts of Ipswich transformed by 'plant geek'. 2020-12-29. East Anglian Daily Times. en-UK.
  19. Web site: Mortimer. Lynne. 2019-05-08. Garden Day ambassor is Ipswich-born Plant Geek Michael Perry. 2020-12-29. East Anglian Daily Times. en-UK.
  20. Web site: Ipswich Plant Geek shares new book of world's most badly behaved plants . 2022-11-04 . Ipswich Star . en.

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