speakers & lecturers
If you're a member of a garden club, horticultural society or similar organisation looking for a speaker to give a talk to your members, staff and others, then look no further than the Garden Media Guild members who are speakers and lecturers.
Members of the Garden Media Guild are either well-known writers, authors, photographers, bloggers, social media influencers, or radio or TV presenters. Our directory provides a list of the most popular talks they give – although they may have more – their contact details and fees.
Please note
This is a service for clubs and societies, provided by the Guild. The Garden Media Guild is not responsible for the speakers in any way and we cannot enter into any conversations with the clubs, societies and speakers concerning bookings, or any other matter, or any dispute that may arise from any subsequent bookings.
How to use
You can either see the full list of our members who give talks – simply scroll down the page – or you can search for a speaker.
If you know the name of the speaker you are interested in, type their name in the search box below.
If you're looking for a speaker within a certain distance of your club or society, type your postcode in the box plus the maximum number of miles you're willing for them to travel to you. You can also use the Speaker’s Home Town/City search box.
If you're looking for a specific topic, type this in the Talk Topic box. A list of all the speakers who talk on this subject will be returned.
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Souren Ala
For the last 23 years Souren has been engaged garden design, creation and planting. He began writing for The Hardy Plant (the journal of the Hardy Plant Society) in 2014 and became its editor in 2019. He has a particular interest in bulbs and wildflower meadows.
Based in: Hannington, Hants
Distance willing to travel: Any
Virtual talks available: No
Fees: Negotiable
Talks:
Wildflower meadows
Good garden plants
Persian gardens
Contact
Virtual Talks Available
adam alexander
Lecturer, Writer: Trade & Professional, Website
Based in: Chepstow, Monmouthshire
Distance willing to travel: Any distance
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: £150 plus 50p/mile distances up to 75 miles. £250 plus travelling expenses over 75 miles
Talks:
THE GARDENS OF THE MEKONG – A journey of horticultural discovery
THE ADVENTURES OF A SEED DETECTIVE – Meetings with remarkable vegetables
SEED SAVING MADE SIMPLE – Its easy, its rewarding and anyone can do it
A GARDEN ABOVE THE ESTUARY – Creating an organic veg-plot from scratch
THE CULTURE OF SEED SAVING – Meetings with remarkable growers
Contact
James Alexander-Sinclair
James talks regularly to garden groups across the country. He has also spoken in the USA, China, Europe and Russia.
Based in: Chipping Norton
Distance willing to travel: Wherever
Virtual talks available: No
Fees: Negotiable
Talks:
Contact
Camilla Anderson
With an MA in Garden History, Camilla gives illustrated lectures on Garden History. She is also the editor of Visit Gardens, a website for garden visitors.
Based in: Derbyshire
Distance willing to travel: Any distance
Virtual talks available: No
Fees: From £125.00 plus travelling expenses of .45p/mile
Talks:
ARTS AND CRAFTS & EDWARDIAN GARDENS and the gardens of Harold Peto
A SHORT ACCOUNT of Garden History
BEYOND THE GARDEN GATE: The gardens of Somerset and Dorset
STATELY GARDENS of England: Chatsworth, Chiswick House, Syon and Alnwick
THE ROTHSCHILDS and Their Gardens
Contact
Virtual Talks Available
Stephen Anderton
Author, lecturer, broadcaster, garden writer for the Times, formerly professional gardener and National Gardens Manager for English Heritage
Based in: Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Distance willing to travel: Any distance
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: £250 + expenses
Talks:
Lives of the Great Gardeners
Christopher Lloyd: His Life at Great Dixter
Discovering Welsh Gardens
Gardening in the Teeth of the Wind
My Favourite Gardens
Contact