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
Katharine Woods
I am a gardener, garden historian and photographer offering talks on a wide range of gardening topics and garden history. I have an MA in Garden and Landscape History and am studying for a Ph.D. Talks tailored for gardening, history, U3A and business groups.
Based in: Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, UK
Distance willing to travel: 1 - 1.5 hour travel from home. Further by negotiation.
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: £120 plus travel expenses but with discounts for local groups.
Talks:
Talks on gardens, plants and gardening techniques:
Growing alpines - includes information on alpine plants, how to build a rockery and other options for growing alpines in any garden)
Gardening on the web - (a talk about how to use the internet for garden inspiration, the joys and pitfalls of garden social media, and buying plants online.)
Japanese Gardens and Cherry blossom - (an overview of Japanese garden styles and photos from the Sakura season in Japan)
Growing sweet peas - (tips for growing great straight-stemmed sweet peas to cut for the home, including sumptuous photos of some favourite varieties)
How to make the best use of a greenhouse - (Ideas for using your greenhouse to augment your gardening and to expand your range beyond summer tomatoes!)
Get the exotic look - plants for a tropical garden vibe - (Hardy and semi-hardy plant suggestions for UK gardens)
Snowdrops: Winter's White Gold - (an insight into the obsession of galanthophiles and why snowdrops are more than just small white flowers)
Garden History Talks:
The development of an Arts and Crafts small country house and garden in Buckinghamshire - (of particular interest to those keen on the Edwardian era, the history of Buckinghamshire or the development of 'Metroland'. This talk includes rare photographs from a by-gone era)
The Blitz as a Catalyst for Greening London - (how the devastation of bombing created opportunities for new parks and gardens - including some surprising stories of what once lay beneath some of London's best-loved parks)
Contact
Virtual Talks Available
Liz Wright
Talk on market gardening, smallholding, the good life - is it that good? and keeping poultry in your garden
Based in: March, Cambridgeshire, UK
Distance willing to travel: 50 miles day time 20 miles night time - but only travel at night when the clocks have gone forward, virtual all year round
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: Around £50 plus travel
Talks:
How good is the good life?
Poultry in the garden
The market garden past and present
Contact
Virtual Talks Available
Samantha Wright
Offering group talks about Bardney Manor and my journey from a award winning show garden to reconstructing the historical gardens at Bardney Manor.
Based in: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK
Distance willing to travel: 30
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees:
Talks:
Contact
Virtual Talks Available
Angela Youngman
Journalist and author of gardening books, main interest sustainability, recycling, water efficiency
Based in: Norwich, Norfolk, UK
Distance willing to travel: short distances
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: £100 plus travel
Talks:
sustainability, recycling, water efficiency
Contact
Virtual Talks Available
Liz Zorab
Best-selling author, award-winning video creator, garden writer and presenter with a focus on beautiful and productive gardens, and working with nature.
Based in: Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
Distance willing to travel:
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: From £150 + travel and accommodation at cost, if required. Negotiable for small groups. Full day from £350.
Talks:
Gardening mistakes (and how to avoid them)
First steps to food security (our journey to self-sufficiency)
The joy of intentional observation (a celebration of nature)
Creating a hidden vegetable garden (where beauty and function meet)
Bespoke talks available.
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