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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Virtual Talks Available
Lucie Ponsford
Lucie is a garden designer, horticulturist and writer with over twenty years’ experience working with plants. Founder of Mimosa Design Ltd, she promotes a plant-centred approach to pruning and gardening, sharing her ideas through writing, talks and workshops exploring how plants, people and gardens respond to a changing climate.
Based in: Lewknor, OXON
Distance willing to travel: Can travel
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: £100 - £600 depending on scope and location
Talks:
Pruning
Garden design
All gardening topics
Installing a show garden
Career change support
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Virtual Talks Available
Debbie Porter
Having led social media workshops and talks for a wide range of groups from artist collectives to market town traders, I can bring an easy-to-understand and jargon-free perspective to learning more about digital marketing.
Based in: Bakewell, Derbyshire, UK
Distance willing to travel: 3 hours by car from the Peak District
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: £75 per hour +VAT + expenses (eg: travel, sustenance)
Talks:
• Social media for horticultural businesses
• SEO for websites
• Content marketing for digital channels
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Pip Probert
Based in: Bromborough
Distance willing to travel: 50 miles
Virtual talks available: No
Fees:
Talks:
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Virtual Talks Available
Indy Rana
Panellist for BBC Radio Stoke, Shropshire, Hereford and Worcestershire answering gardening questions
Talks to garden clubs, focusing on interactive presentations to encourage audience participation
GMG Committee member
Indy is extremely keen on revitalising garden clubs and has given presentations for the RHS on ‘How to modernise garden clubs’
Based in: West Midlands
Distance willing to travel: Anywhere
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees:
Talks:
1 - 21st Century Gardening - This is an interactive talk with audience engagment to learn about modern tech tips for gardening
2 - Nutritional gardening - Understand the connection between food and living a longer healthier life, with unique examples of things you grow
3 - Horticational Quiz - An educational quiz so you learn some great tips rather than just learn useful facts.
4 - How to modernise your garden club to recruit new members
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Virtual Talks Available
Caroline Rham
Based in: Highland, Scotland
Distance willing to travel:
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees:
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Virtual Talks Available
Anna Ribo
Down to earth talks on plants and planting with lots of practical tricks and techniques. Sketching workshops. Frequent lecturer at horticultural societies and for members of Society of Garden designers and WFGA. Anna is a planting designer, sketching teacher and garden adviser.
Based in: TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Distance willing to travel: Please enquire
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: Please enquire
Talks:
Talks include:
• Choosing plants in a changing climate- Choosing plants for different conditions to stack the odds in your favour in an unpredictable climate. Gardens often have a variety of conditions, and we will look at how to identify these to make the right plant choices and create new opportunities.
• Demystifying planting design-Lots of tools (not rules) for putting plants together. What is meant by structure, shape and form in the garden? How do we create appealing contrasts, long term interest, what does complementary and harmonious colours mean and much more.
• Sketching workshops for individuals and groups- get in touch to discuss! Including: Sketching plants. Line and wash watercolour plants. Sketching as a creative tool. Perspective drawing for garden design. Sketching for garden design. Sketching to engage with nature.
• Making the winter garden shine- Looking at gardens as a source of year round pleasure brings opportunities for planting and enjoyment. We will look at bulbs, scent, winter flowering shrubs, stems and lots of plants that put on a good show in winter.
• Tricks and techniques for rejuvenating a garden- Drawing on my experience as a garden adviser in gardens ranging from small courtyards to country estates, we'll look at ideas and achievable ways of adding new life to gardens.
• Sketching workshops for individuals and groups- get in touch to discuss! Including: Sketching plants. Line and wash watercolour plants. Sketching as a creative tool. Perspective drawing for garden design. Sketching for garden design. Sketching to engage with nature.
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Advolly Richmond
Full list of Advolly' s lectures can be found on her website www.advolly.co.uk
Based in: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK
Distance willing to travel: Negotiable
Virtual talks available: No
Fees: On request
Talks:
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Virtual Talks Available
Mark Ridsdill Smith
An experienced speaker, I love sharing my passion and enthusiasm for growing anything edible in containers - and the wide ranging benefits of growing your own at home. Past talks include: Hampton Court Flower Show, Manchester International Festival, London Permaculture Festival, Ideal Home Exhibition, and many community gardens and gardening clubs.
Based in: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, UK
Distance willing to travel: Any
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: From £150 + travel expenses.
Talks:
The Eight Steps to Successful Container Gardening.
Tips and Techniques to Grow LOTS of food in a very small space.
How to Set up and Run a Wormery and make top quality vermicast.
The best vegetables, herbs and fruits to grow in containers.
How to grow at low cost or even free.
How growing in small spaces in the city can help us eat better, create beauty, connect with nature and our local community, and live with a lighter footprint.
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Katrina Roche
Katrina is a gardener and garden writer and gives illustrated talks about gardens and gardening.
Based in: Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
Distance willing to travel: Up to 40 miles
Virtual talks available: No
Fees: £120
Talks:
1. Resilient Gardening: How to adapt your garden to cope with climate change.
2. Gardening for Wildlife: Haven or Hell? Fad or the Future? Your garden doesn’t have to be a wilderness in order to be a haven for wildlife.
3.NT Osterley House and Garden. Scenes from 9 years as a garden volunteer.
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Virtual Talks Available
Graham Ross AM VMM FAIH
With 66 years' experience in agronomy, gardening, horticulture, education, and for the last 45 years, publishing and multi-media (radio and television) weekly, plus chairing the Australian Garden Council, I have a broad range of knowledge to share.
Based in: Australia
Distance willing to travel:
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees:
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