Who were the celebrity gardeners of the 1850's and why were they important to a fledgling charity? The charity still exists today, Mona Abboud (Ep 3 Mona's Corokia) has decided to leave her garden to it - it's called Perennial. It's dedicated to looking after people working in horticulture and their families, at any stage of life. The charity's roots go back almost 200 years and garden historian, Francesca Murray has, for her Phd, spent many hours in its archive. She shares a fascinating story for this Offshoot episode. You can see photographs of original documents on the website: Our Plant Stories.com Our Plant Stories is presented and produced by Sally Flatman Fade to Black by Howard Levy https://ourplantstories.captivate.fm/buy-me-a-coffee Mentioned in this episode: Finalist in the Independent Podcast Awards 2024 Check out the blog to see what happens! Our Plant Stories blog Buy Me A Coffee