Speaker List

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

Alan Down

Experienced, knowledgeable and enthusiastic speaker with a very wide range of horticultural knowledge to draw on. Sharp and clear visual images.

Based in: Tintinhull, Yeovil, Somerset, UK
Distance willing to travel: 50 miles
Virtual talks available: Yes

Fees: £300 + mileage

Talks: https://down-to-earth.co.uk/about-alan/illustrated-talks/

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Virtual Talks Available

Felicity Down

Retired from owning a garden centre for 35 years near Bristol , now creating new garden in Somerset . Keen to encourage non gardeners into gardening

Based in: Yeovil, Somerset, UK
Distance willing to travel:
Virtual talks available: Yes

Fees: £200 plus 45p per mile

Talks: Climbing and Wall Shrubs. Plants with attractive bark and stem colour. Growing herbs. Encourage wildlife to your garden. Great foliage plants. Plants grown for fragrance throughout the year. Plants for the flower arranger. Gardening for television. Gardening in containers. Winter colour. All year round colour in the garden. Plan it ! Plant it! Border Design.

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Gerry Edwards

Based in: Middlesex, UK
Distance willing to travel:
Virtual talks available: No

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Marilyn Elm

Based in: North Yorkshire, UK
Distance willing to travel:
Virtual talks available: No

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Virtual Talks Available

Joff Elphick

Joff gives fascinating talks to garden clubs and horticultural societies within a range of one hour from Cirencester and anywhere on planet earth via zoom. His talks are one of the very few horticultural multi-media presentations given with audio and video as well as the traditional illustrations and photographs.

Based in: Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK
Distance willing to travel: 1 hour with some flexibility.
Virtual talks available: Yes

Fees: £155 plus travel

Talks: 'Crayfish on the Lawn' - plants, people, natural history. Feedback for Crayfish on the Lawn Just wanted to say a big thank you for your talk on Wednesday evening. It was informative, entertaining and different. Just what we wanted - particularly for the Christmas meeting. I'm sure all clubs must tell you - you are a really good speaker! It was a pleasure to meet you yesterday and to enjoy your excellent presentation. As you predicted we all learnt something new. On a personal note it was great to have such an organised speaker – it made life so much easier for us. ...we had a fascinating talk. I couldn't wait to see what was next! A very enjoyable hour. Well done! That was a most enjoyable talk. Lots of new information and great photos. So engaging with video and audio too. Thank you so much. Brilliant! It's quite clear you love your subject. I wish I could go back 40 years and do what you're doing. Amazing. How do you spot such interesting things? We loved it! Can you come back in September? Although I only offer the one talk at present, it's proving very popular. I show videos of subjects that I promise you have never seen before. I play audio from gardening experts and several well known celebrities who love their gardens. I also include photos of interesting plants and other things I have seen while down on my hands and knees rooting about in the borders!

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Virtual Talks Available

Jacquie Felix-Mitchell

I give talks for a variety of clubs, and organisations, and am a Speaker at garden festivals such as Tobyfest. I have been a Contributor to BBC Gardeners’ Question Time, and hosted on an award winning RHS Chelsea Garden. I also run garden design workshops.

Based in: BUCKFASTLEIGH
Distance willing to travel: UK
Virtual talks available: Yes

Fees:

Talks: Various - include: Principles of Garden Design Designing a Garden with Pots, Containers and Raised Pots Designing a Secret Garden Bespoke talks also available

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sue fisher

Sue is a long-established speaker with a wide range of talk topics to suit all levels of experience. Talks are offered either in person or via Zoom, illustrated by a wealth of Sue's own images.

Based in: Tavistock, Devon, UK
Distance willing to travel:
Virtual talks available: Yes

Fees: On application

Talks: Sustainable gardening: how to have a great garden that doesn't cost the Earth. Gardening in a changing climate: how to future-proof your garden. Making the most of a small garden. Spectacular containers for year-round colour. How to create a nature-friendly garden.

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Edward Flint

Very much a working, hands-on gardener, lecturing for many years at the English Gardening School and course tutor at Dixter on the 'Art & Craft of Gardening'. Keen to support local horticultural societies and groups.

Based in: East Sussex
Distance willing to travel: Any distance
Virtual talks available: Yes

Fees: £120 for existing talks, plus travel expenses.

Talks: Autumn Sown Annuals Companionable Annuals What Makes A Good Garden Meadow Gardening Meadow Bulbs: a calendar Woodland Gardens Favourite Perennials Container Gardens Lessons from Great Dixter Please note, I prefer bookings from September to March.

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Patricia Fox

Garden designer, writer, blogger, TV presenter

Based in: Titchfield, Hampshire, UK
Distance willing to travel: Happy to travel to far-flung places or close by
Virtual talks available: Yes

Fees: £100 per hour, plus any additional time at the same rate pro rated. 1 hours talk £100 2 hours – 1.5 talk plus 30 min Q&A = £200

Talks: Designing Contemporary Planting Schemes (new for 2020) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Finishing Touches (increasing the value of your garden - a run through of different features and how to use them for best effect) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Trials & Tribulations of a RHS Chelsea Show Garden - A PERSONAL FAVOURITE OF MINE Garden Design Basic Principles - Contemporary & Traditional Small Garden Design Basic Principles & What not to do! How to add value to your garden space/How to increase the value of your home Outdoor Entertaining (how to create a beautiful garden for entertaining in) Designing Contemporary Roof Gardens Please ask if there is a specific topic that you would like me to talk on. I'm always happy to introduce new talks.

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Elaine Fraser-Gausden

I give talks with my two sisters (the3Growbags) on a variety of subjects including gardening across the country, running a gardening website, and how to grow happy plants.

Based in: Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK
Distance willing to travel: 50 miles, but we can also give talks in Scotland (one of us lives there)
Virtual talks available: No

Fees: £100- £150 plus travel expenses

Talks: Gardening in England, Scotland or Normandy Running a gardening website together How to grow happy plants

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