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Need a gardening speaker for your garden club or society?

This page lists the gardening talks and lectures I give to gardening clubs and horticultural societies.

I give talks to a wide range of gardening clubs and horticultural societies - many of which invite me back!

If your garden club or horticultural society is looking for a speaker, then e-mail me now.

Below is the list of talks I give.
My fee for 2010 is £95 plus 25p per mile travelling expenses.
Travelling expenses are dependent on fuel prices and could go up - or down!
I live in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, but I regularly travel up to 150 miles to give talks.

Talks

    + Colour All Year Round
    +* Easy Gardening - Low-Maintenance Gardens
    + Gardening on Chalk
    + Gardening on Clay
    + Gardening on Chalky Clay
    + Gardening on the Coast
    + Gardening with Changing Climate - Gardening in the Global Greenhouse
    + Gardening in Drought Conditions - Drought-resisting Plants
    + Gardening in the Shade
    * Greenhouse Gardening
    * Happy, Healthy Roses
    * Happy Houseplants
    * Luscious Lawns
    +* The Life & Times of a Gardening Editor
    * Pest & Disease Control (not as boring as it sounds!! In fact, it's very popular)
    + Plants for Problem Places
    * Propagation - Plants for Free
    * Pruning - Making it Simple
    + A Tapestry of Foliage
    * Weeds & the Weed-free Garden
    + Winter Colour

+ = slide talk
* = practical demonstration
+* = bit of both

I am also listed in the Royal Horticultural Society's Speakers' Register

Happy gardeners

Here's a selection of comments about my gardening talks

"A big thank you for an excellent and informative talk, which answered many questions - and posed even more. I have had considerable feedback from members saying how much they enjoyed the evening."
Joy Jackson, South Holderness Garden Club

"I am writing to say how much we enjoyed your talk last evening. You got our first meeting of the year off to a flying start by giving us so much information in a very amusing way. Thank you very much."
Anne Thorn, Holywell-cum-Needingworth Gardening Club

"On behalf of the Hardy Plant Society, North London Group a big thank you for the very entertaining afternoon you gave us yesterday. I have had speakers before on winter colour, but I don't think any have given us such an entertaining and informative talk. Yours was both funny and gave us all food for thought.
I have never known the members to join in so much and we all went away having learnt something to help us achieve that elusive winter colour in our gardens. You just pitched the afternoon right and it was greatly enjoyed by all."
Graham Cannon

"Thank you for returning to Bentley Heath once again in 2008 and giving us all an amusing and informative talk. I loved the controversial bits!"
Lynda Hodge, The Hardy Plant Society, West Midlands Group

"May I say a very big thank you for yet another wonderful talk to Kings Cliffe Gardeners Association in 2008. You really are our favourite speaker as the numbers attending again proved, hopefully we will be able to book you again next year."
June Hakes

"Well you certainly managed to pull the rabbit out of the hat - yet again! What a brill talk - once again loads of information shared with us, delivered in your lovely relaxed style. We were definitely 'amused'!! Thank you very much from us all"
Debbie, Somersham Garden Club

"Would you be willing to come and speak to the Hemingford Grey Gardeners Society during our next winter programme? You have been to us twice before and our members enjoy your talks."
Elaine Lee

"Thanks so much for coming to Lakenheath. We all had a great evening and look forward to your return."
Juliana Bunning

 

 

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