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The Historic Buildings, Parks and Gardens Event, which has been running for over 35 years is held in parallel with the Historic Houses Annual General Meeting. Visitors to the Event are owners and guardians of historic...

Perennial have an update on managing your money following announcements and changes that have happened in recent days.   It’s not always easy to navigate through the financial support available, so Perennial can help you understand your...

For 2020 the PGG recommends a 2.5% increase across the range, taking into account a 1.8% rise in the RPI, a 3.1% rise in the CPI, and a 6.2% rise in the National Living Wage. These...

Perennial’s helpline is operating as usual on 0800 093 8543 or visit www.Perennial.org.uk. The confidential helpline is open Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm.   Perennial can help in the following ways: help people understand and...

Around the country the NHS is facing an unprecedented challenge. There is an urgent need to provide their staff and supporters with suitable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to provide the level of protection they require. The...

Due to the uncertainty of what stage we will be at with the Coronavirus as the weeks progress, the PGG committee has taken the decision to cancel all of the PGG events up until 1st June...

This Christmas Perennial are ready to support families and individuals in horticulture who are feeling the festive strain or struggling with unexpected or life changing events such as redundancy or health issues.  Perennial Partners need your...

The Amenity Forum is the UK’s voluntary initiative seeking to promote best practice in all aspects of amenity operations and, in particular, in terms of weed, pest and disease management. It has an independent chairman and...

Book now for the PGG Pruning Course at David Austin Roses. The PGG all day pruning course is taking place at the renowned David Austin Roses garden and plant centre and starts with the theory of...

Perennial, the charity for helping people in horticulture when times get tough, has issued a ‘Communications Toolkit’ to help spread the word about its essential services. ...

PGG Chairman Tony Arnold presents Stephen Butler with a PGG loyal service award at Bloom 2019. Stephen has worked at Dublin Zoo for over 30 years and was instrumental in developing the way in which plants...

A cheque presentation of £5,000.00 has been made to two PGG trainees from the Geoff Hamilton Memorial Fund. Both trainees are based at the The National Botanic Garden for Wales and the money will go towards...

For 2019 the PGG recommends a 2.5% increase across the range, taking into account a 3.5% rise in the RPI, a 2.2% rise in the CPI, and a 4.9% rise in the National Living Wage. These...

Isabella was forced to stop working as a gardener on an estate when her health deteriorated significantly. As a member of the Professional Gardeners Guild, she was aware of Perennial and contacted us directly. Our caseworker...

In 1979, Cambridge University Botanic Garden was the first botanic garden in the UK to dedicate an area solely to plants offering ornamental winter interest. In 2019 we celebrate the 40th birthday of our Winter Garden...

The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on May 25th, 2018. In line with these new regulations, we have updated the PGG Privacy Policy to explain how we collect, store and use your...

For 2018 the PGG recommends a 2.5% increase across the range, taking into account a 3-4% rise in the RPI, a 2.7% rise in the CPI, and a 4% rise in the National Living Wage. These...

The visit to Canterbury Cathedral on 21st July has sadly had to be postponed until 2019....

The Horticulture Week Custodian Awards, now in their third year, celebrate excellence in parks, gardens, grounds and tree management. Run by Horticulture Week, they reward the unsung heroes who ensure we can continue to enjoy our life-enhancing...

Although in Japan the national tree is sakura (Prunus serrulata, cherry blossom), the fundamental garden tree is kuro-matsu (Pinus thunbergii, Japanese black pine) and the official fruiting tree is kaki (Diospyros kaki), one can safely say...