Some of Perry’s first television appearances included
The Alan Titchmarsh Show,
Loose Women and
Great British Garden Revival. More recently, Perry has been an occasional gardening guest on ITV’s
This Morning and Channel 4's ''Steph's Packed Lunch''
. In 2010, Perry began presenting gardening products on QVC. 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. Perry co-presents
The Plant Based Podcast with Ellen Mary, a gardening influencer. 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.
Awards The website
Mr Plant Geek was awarded a Gold Award at the 2019 and 2022 GardenComm horticultural press awards. The
Garden Media Guild named Perry as Social Media Influencer of the Year in 2020.
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. In his local area of East Anglia, he has worked with the charity ActivLives to renew flower beds in urban areas. He champions gardening for mental health and wellbeing, == Writing career ==