Protected: Stories
Daniel* needed help with small essentials
Daniel works full time as a horticulturist at a public access garden in SE England. He lives alone with some outstanding debt […]
A reassuring friend for Stephen and Vicki
Stephen is a landscape gardener and has spent much of his career building domestic gardens for people in and around Leeds. He […]
Helping look after Leigh when he couldn't look after himself
Leigh is a single parent with a son in college. He has been a self-employed domestic landscaper for 7 years with the […]
Keeping Richard gardening: how the National Garden Scheme supports Perennial's work
Richard Brind is a retired gardener who enjoyed a very long horticultural career. From a young age he tended gardens for the […]
Perennial helps with funeral costs for greenkeeper Gary
Funeral costs are rising at four times the rate of inflation and by more than 112% over the last thirteen years. Funeral […]
Perennial Children's Fund helps William's* son with essential school equipment
William* is a self-employed gardener. He has several regular customers but over the winter, bad weather and ill health prevent him from […]
Supporting Simon through the winter
Simon* was a landscape gardener but due to ongoing debilitating mental health issues has been unable to work for many years. Last […]
Helping George in later life and through bereavement
George* first approached Perennial 15 years ago when he was forced to retire early from his gardening career due to ill health. […]
Supporting Billy* through tough times
Billy* first contacted Perennial in 2010. He had worked as a groundsman for 10 years since being discharged from the army with […]
Adding Colour To Vincent's* Retirement
Vincent* spent almost his entire working life as a gardener on private estates. When a stroke dramatically changed his retirement plans, Perennial […]
Keeping Richard safe in retirement
“I was a teacher originally but I gave it up to follow my love of gardening and pursue that as a career. […]
Perennial Cared For Angela*
The couple have a disabled teenage child they both care for and they soon struggled to pay their rent from their reduced […]
Sean's life-changing accident won't define him
In March 2015 self-employed tree surgeon Sean Harding had a life-changing accident at work that left him paralysed and unable to walk. […]
Peter Finds Perennial Invaluable
He describes the help he and his family have received as ‘invaluable’ and believes the industry can do more to raise awareness […]
John Foley - driven to succeed
"Perennial helped my family when my Dad became ill and all the family went through a difficult time. Dad not being able […]
A Life-Belt in the Flood for Kate
Kate attended horticultural college in the 1980s and worked in nursery stock production in various wholesale nurseries throughout the South of England. She […]
Helping Belinda* Through The Toughest Times
She was left with two teenage children to support and the shock of widowhood had caused her to become unwell herself, unable […]
Tobi Stays On Course For Success
Tobi Daniels has worked in horticulture since leaving school at the age of 16. Now, at 27, he is married with young […]
We're There Long-Term for Andrew*
He had worked for his local authority Parks and Landscapes department for over 26 years but had to leave his job in […]
The Future's Bright for John*
But when he became ill and too frail to work, John’s dream retirement turned into a nightmare as the exchange rate reduced […]
Bursary Helped Save Sam’s* Business
His mother continued to run the nursery and care for her husband while Sam helped in the nursery as much as he […]
Andy* Retrained After Illness
He lives with his partner who works part time and they have children of school age. Andy had been given information about […]
