Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society

Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society is a large national charity in the United Kingdom. It currently operates under the working name Perennial.

Entrance to the society's York Gate Garden

Founded in 1839, Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society is based in Leatherhead, Surrey, and is a registered charity under English and Scottish law.[1][2]

Its activities include support for people in the horticultural trade, education in horticulture and preservation of gardens.

Gardens

Perennial maintains two gardens open to the public:

  • York Gate Garden at Adel near Leeds[3]
  • Fullers Mill Garden at West Stow near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk[4]

In 2015 Sir Roy Strong announced that he would bequeath The Laskett Gardens in Herefordshire to the Society.[5]

See also

References
  1. Charity Commission. Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society, registered charity no. 1155156.
  2. "Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society, Registered Charity no. SC040180". Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.
  3. York Gate Garden, accessed 21 October 2016
  4. Fullers Mill Garden, accessed 21 October 2016
  5. Sir Roy Strong bequeaths The Laskett Gardens to Perennial, safeguarding them for the next generation
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