09/01/2025
With the heaviest of hearts, i have some very sad news that i feel is time to share with you all.
On 8th Nov 2024, we lost the most beautiful, kind hearted, caring, and loving soul, Paul Purcell.
I was blessed enough to have met Paul when i was going through a very hard time. I had left home at 14 and cut all contact with my family, i was all on my own. He was working as a teacher and really looked out for me. He would bring me in cooked meals everyday to make sure i was eating well, offered clothes for my back and anything else i needed, financial support, emotional support, and when i had nowhere else, he gave me a roof over my head. Paul didn't have to do any of this, it was just who he was.
I will always think of Paul when i look at my cacti. Although he pretended to not like them that much, i know he secrectly loved watching them grow and all of the love he got for the garden from the community. His garden was very well known, and i will always be grateful for my memories of it, and of my time spent with paul. The little blue house towered by cacti in PB may only exist in the past, but Paul's spirit will forever live on in our hearts and in my cacti. 🤍🩵💚
Grieving the passing of Paul, among many other difficulties, i have been unable to focus on running my nursery and getting back to people. Please allow me time to respond when i am able to, and respect my personal space at home by waiting to book a time to visit and not showing up unannounced when i haven't responded. This is not just my nursery but my home too. Thank you
