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
Emma Crawforth
I came to gardening editing from a horticultural background. I have worked in public gardens as well as a commercial nursery. I trained at Kew. My weekends are spent growing veg and flowers and I love to visit wild flower sites.
Based in: London, UK
Distance willing to travel: Surrey, London and Dorset
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: £200 per talk
Talks:
Starting a veg plot
Starting a flower garden
Summer garden problems sorted
Winter garden problems sorted
Contact
Virtual Talks Available
Roger Crookes
Roger has a growing repertoire of inspirational and entertaining talk - to share his passion for plants, gardening and travel.
He has been professionally involved in the gardening industry since 1977, and so has as few stories to share!
Based in: Caerphilly, Wales, UK
Distance willing to travel: Anywhere
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: £120 minimum for an existing talk lasting no more than 1 hour, plus travel costs.
Bespoke subjects and talks can be developed for an additional fee.
Talks:
Enjoying the Power of plants!
6 months of colour from winter / spring flowering bulbs
A hint of something exotic in your garden
All year round colour and interest
Gorgeous gardens around the UK
Autumn in your garden
Soil, Compost and Nutrients (including updates on the 'peat free issue')
Contact
Fiona Cumberpatch
A former gardening magazine editor, horticultural writer and owner of a small urban container garden which has been featured on Gardeners' World
Based in: Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK
Distance willing to travel: 50 miles from Stamford, south Lincolnshire
Virtual talks available: No
Fees: £120, plus petrol at 0.40p per mile.
Talks:
From Concrete to Floral Haven: Creating a Container Garden in Two Years
Contact
Ben Dark
I'm a writer/gardener/historian who finds hidden stories in the green world around us.
Based in: London
Distance willing to travel: 200 miles
Virtual talks available: No
Fees: £200 plus travel expenses
Talks:
A 450 million year history of the English cottage garden
Contact
Chris Day
Chris Day is a professional horticulturalist who is keen to share his passion for gardening. He has worked in commercial horticulture, garden centre retailing and worked on, written for and edited consumer gardening magazines, including Amateur Gardening, Water Gardener, and Garden Ideas.
Based in: Buckingham. Buckinghamshire, UK
Distance willing to travel: 75 miles
Virtual talks available: No
Fees: Please contact
Talks:
A wide range and varied collection of talks curated over time
Plant For Pollinators (year-round)
Gardening In A Changing Climate (year-round)
Gardening with sustainability in mind (year-round)
Taming The Indoor Jungle (‘Houseplants Made Easy’) (year-round)
Gardening in Retirement
The Evolution of the Independent Garden Centre (year-round)
The Gardening Influences of Beatrix Potter (year-round)
Re-Inventing The Garden Border (year-round)
Successional Planting (year-round)
How To Create A Wildlife Friendly Garden (year-round)
The Productive Cut Your Own Garden (year-round)
‘Trees, Shrubs and Hedges for Small Gardens’ (year-round)
‘The Good, Bad & Bugly’ (January-October)
Twelve Months of Colour (Year-Round)
This Gardening Business (year-round)
‘The all-new A-Z Of Fool-Proof Gardening’ (year-round)
‘The Year-Round Container Gardener’ (year-round)
My Life as a Gardening Magazine Editor (year-round)
A Bulb For All Seasons (January-March, September-November)
‘Exotic Plants Indoors and Out’ (May-September)
‘Grow Your 5-A-Day: The Good Life Garden’ (March-August)
Getting to grips with fruit: The Good Life Garden’ (March-August)
‘Growing Under Cover’ (January-May)
Garden Masterclass talks
Subjects include Fruit Growing Guide, Vegetable Growing For Beginners, Shrubs for Smaller Spaces, Creative Pots and Baskets, Growing Perfect Perennials, A Guide To Growing Roses, Celebrating Climbers, Hedging For All Gardens, Trees For Small Spaces and Be A Houseplant Expert. These are PowerPoint based with some plant props included.
Contact
Claudia de Yong
I have been a garden designer professionally since 2002 and I have built and designed large and small medal winning show gardens along with working for some prestigious clients all over the Uk
Based in: Cheshire, UK
Distance willing to travel: 15 miles from CH3
Virtual talks available: No
Fees: From £60 plus - travel expenses extra
Talks:
Ponds and water features
Small garden design,
Being a garden designer - what is involved
One to ideas for talks
I will also bring a selection of garden tools and other items from my online shop
Contact
Virtual Talks Available
Emma Deboo-Jones
Emma is the founder of Grounded Gardens, helping people create gardens that feel truly their own. Her gardening communication work draws on practical experience and horticultural & design training. She also brings her career history in public sector transformation (including as a PwC Director), social support services and a psychology degree.
Based in: Croydon
Distance willing to travel: Please contact to discuss
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: Online delivery of a 60min session: £95
In person delivery of a 60min session: £120 plus travel expenses (typically 45p per mile)
Reduced fees may be available for charitable organisations, please get in touch to discuss
Talks:
Emma currently offers two main talks which explore the connections between gardens, people and place. She likes to learn more about the group’s interests beforehand to weave these in.
Harnessing the power of gardening
- The benefits of gardening at individual, societal and ecological levels
- Examples throughout history from the uk and internationally, including: ecology, recovery, survival, activism, connection and remembrance.
- Key learnings that can be applied
Making a garden with meaning
- The benefits of place attachment and meaning making
- Examples of particularly meaningful personal and community gardens
- Designing for people: how to find and represent your voice and/or the voice of those using the space
- Designing for place: how to discover and apply information about the wildlife, ecosystems and history of the local area
These are typically delivered as 45 min talks followed by questions, but can be extended to 60mins if a Q&A isn’t part of the group’s format.
Contact
Virtual Talks Available
Mark Diacono
Based in: Devon, UK
Distance willing to travel:
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees:
Talks:
Contact
Virtual Talks Available
David Domoney
Based in: Warwickshire, UK
Distance willing to travel:
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: On application
Talks:
A variety of gardening talks available.
Contact
Virtual Talks Available
Steven Dowbiggin OBE
I started my working life at 13 in 1964 working on a market garden and then spent all my life as a Professional Horticulturist and keen veg grower of which 30 years was at Capel Manor
Based in: Essex, UK
Distance willing to travel: 50 miles
Virtual talks available: Yes
Fees: £50 plus expenses
Talks:
A life in Horticulture my personal journey from a council estate in West London to Master Gardener and beyond
The History of Capel Manor and its College
The gardens of Capel Manor and how they were developed
the people who made Capel Manor what it is today
The Ghosts of Capel Manor
Personal stories about my time at Capel
One mans experience of Japanese gardening
Contact