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
Toby Musgrave
Dr Toby Musgrave is a highly experienced and accomplished lecturer who offers lectures in many and varied aspects of plants and garden history.
Based in: Copenhagen
Distance willing to travel: Any Distance
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: £300 plus travel expenses
Talks:
Plant Hunters
Head Gardeners
All Aspects of Garden History
Heritage Fruits & Vegetables
How Plants Changed the World
Sir Joseph Banks
Why Gardens are Works of Art
Contact
Lottie Newitt
Based in: Warwickshire
Distance willing to travel: Contact Me
Virtual talks available: No
Fees: POA
Talks:
The Scented Seasonal Garden
Gardening for the Senses
Plants for Shade
The Cottage Garden
Seasonal Gardening for Wildlife
Gardening for Wellness
The Aromatherapy Garden
Containers for Christmas
Containers for Spring
Contact
Virtual Talks Available
Sally Nex
Sally Nex champions sustainable ways of growing, particularly vegetables. She writes books about sustainable gardening, and gives lectures to gardening clubs across the south-west. She is also the Peat-free Advocate for the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife.
Based in: Chard, Somerset
Distance willing to travel: 60 miles/1 hour
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: £95 + 45p a mile round trip travel
Talks:
How to Save your own Vegetable Seeds
Bust That Glut!
Rewilding Your Garden
How to Garden the Low Carbon Way (sustainable gardening)
Gardening Without Plastic
A World Under Our Feet
Heritage Vegetables
A Rogue's Gallery for Gardeners (sustainable ways to tackle gardening problems)
Year Round Vegetable Growing
Fruit in Small Spaces
Contact
Clive Nichols
Based in:
Distance willing to travel:
Virtual talks available: No
Fees:
Talks:
Contact
Kim O’Brien
Kim O’Brien is a flower grower and floral designer at a top Cambridge studio. She was commissioned by BBC Gardeners world as an on-stage speaker and won gold for her debut show garden design. She is a resident garden expert for BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.
Based in: Huntingdon
Distance willing to travel: 100 miles
Virtual talks available: No
Fees: £100 per hour plus travel expenses.
Talks:
Dahlia 101 from tuber to vase.
Growing dahlias as cut flowers.
Contact
Virtual Talks Available
M.T. O'Donnell
M.T. is a freelance gardening writer and speaker, having been featured and quoted in local, regional, and national print and online publications; on radio; and in social media video and live broadcasts.
M.T. is editor of Scotland Grows magazine, and host of the Scotland Grows Show podcast.
Based in: Glasgow
Distance willing to travel: By agreement
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: By agreement
Talks:
'The Health & Well-Being Benefits of Gardening'
'Are Plants More Intelligent Than Us?"
Contact
Virtual Talks Available
Andrew Oldham
Andrew is the Garden Media Guild Dr David Hessayon Garden Columnist of the Year 2022. Andrew writes for Amateur Gardening and Country Smallholder, and has written for Sainsbury’s Magazine and Kitchen Garden. He talks about practical gardening and gardening for those of us getting older.
Based in: Saddleworth
Distance willing to travel: On request and dependent on availability.
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: On request.
Talks:
Practical Gardening For Those of Us Slowing Down
Dig for Victory: The History and Application of The Greatest Growing Revolution of the Twentieth Century
The Times and Life of Pig Row
The History and Modern Life of the Cottage Garden
Coming to Terms With What You Can Do in the Garden: Being A Disabled Gardener
Contact
Virtual Talks Available
Annabelle Padwick
Based in:
Distance willing to travel: Yes
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: Fees vary, including mileage and expenses.
Talks:
Contact
Virtual Talks Available
Adam Pasco
I’m an experienced lecturer, qualified horticulturist and have been a leading gardening journalist for over 40 years, launching BBC Gardeners' World Magazine in 1991, and have appeared on numerous TV and radio shows.
Check my gardening videos at youtube.com/Adams-Gardening-Guides.
Based in: Peterborough
Distance willing to travel: Not travelling at present but have some beautifully illustrated presentations to give via Zoom.
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: Zoom talks £150
Talks:
1. Create A Garden For All Seasons
2. The Flower Bulb Calendar – Colour through the year
3. Grow The Best Glorious Plants
4. The Golden Rules Of Gardening
5. Gardening The Natural Way
6. Easy Ways To Better Gardening
7. Spring Into Action & Get Set For Summer
8. The Great Gardening Quiz
Contact
Virtual Talks Available
Amanda Patton
Multi award winning garden designer including RHS Chelsea and Hampton Court silver-gilt medal winner and Society of Garden Designers' Judges Award 2014 and Planting Design award 2012. All talks are highly illustrated and are from a design perspective
Based in: Pulborough
Distance willing to travel: One hour or less from RH20 4RP
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees:
Talks:
Planting Partners - a designer's guide to creating beautifully planted gardens
Ways with Water - a designer's guide to all things water from tiny features to creating lakes and waterfalls
My Favourite Gardens - a light-hearted journey full of beautiful images and anecdotes through some of my favourite public and private gardens visited while tour guiding
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