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Need a gardening speaker for your garden club or horticultural society?

If your gardening club is looking for a speaker or someone to give talks on garden and gardening subjects then this is the list of gardening talks, lectures and demonstrations I give to gardening clubs and horticultural societies.

I give garden talks to a wide range of gardening clubs and horticultural societies, including national organisations, such as the Hardy Plant Society and Alpine Garden Society.

If your garden club or horticultural society is looking for a speaker to give them a gardening talk, then e-mail me now.

Talk subjects

+ Colour All Year Round
+* Easy Gardening - Low-Maintenance Gardens
+ Gardening on Chalk
+ Gardening on Clay
+ Gardening on Chalky Clay
+ Gardening on the Coast
+ Gardening with Changing Climate - Gardening in the Global Greenhouse
+ Gardening in Drought Conditions - Drought-resisting Plants
+ Gardening in the Shade
* Greenhouse Gardening
* GYO Veg - Grow Your Own Vegetables
* Happy, Healthy Roses
* Happy Houseplants - The Indoor Jungle
* Luscious Lawns
+* The Life & Times of a Gardening Editor
* Pest & Disease Control (a very popular talk; see Happy gardeners below)
+ Plants for Problem Places
* Propagation - Plants for Free
* Pruning - Making it Simple
+ A Tapestry of Foliage
+* Weeds & the Weed-free Garden
+ Winter Colour

+ = slide talk
* = practical demonstration
+* = combination of both

Fees

My fee for 2010/2011 is £95 plus 25p* per mile travelling expenses.
* Travelling expenses are dependent on fuel prices and could go up - or down!
These prices are for clubs and societies.
E-mail me for further information on talking at shows, garden centres and other larger events and venues.

I live in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, but I regularly travel up to and beyond 150 miles to give talks.

I am also listed in the East Anglia section of the Royal Horticultural Society's Register of Speakers

Happy gardeners

Here's a selection of comments about my gardening talks

"Just wanted to thank you for coming along to Cambourne last Thursday evening and delivering a really informative talk. I am hoping that now our members know how to handle pests and diseases, our gardens will flourish, while those of our neighbours might have a few more visitors this year!
Thanks once again and I hope to be in touch later in the year when I am looking at getting next year's programme in place."
Clare Daniels, Cambourne Garden Club

"Thank you for your excellent talk. I spoke to several people afterwards and they said how refreshing it was to have someone who was interesting to listen to! I am sure they would not have minded had you carried on for a further hour! You obviously know such a lot and love what you do. I have been looking at your list of topics and wondered if you would be available next year to give us a talk."
Sue Curtis, Ramsey and District Horticultural Society

"Very many thanks for your talk on pests & diseases, which everybody found so entertaining, informative and worthwhile, as shown by the audience participation. In fact, somebody said it was the best meeting this season. I'll be in touch to ask you to visit us again in 2011/2012."
Sylvia Bennett, The Hardy Plant Society, Nottingham Group

"On behalf of Ballinger Horticultural Society, I would like to thank you very much for your entertaining & most interesting talk on Gardening in the Global Greenhouse. We would very much like to invite you back to speak to us on another of your subjects in the near future."
Alison Weir

"A big thank you for an excellent and informative talk, which answered many questions - and posed even more. I have had considerable feedback from members saying how much they enjoyed the evening."
Joy Jackson, South Holderness Garden Club

"I am writing to say how much we enjoyed your talk last evening. You got our first meeting of the year off to a flying start by giving us so much information in a very amusing way. Thank you very much."
Anne Thorn, Holywell-cum-Needingworth Gardening Club

"On behalf of the Hardy Plant Society, North London Group, a big thank you for the very entertaining afternoon you gave us yesterday. I have had speakers before on winter colour, but I don't think any have given us such an entertaining and informative talk. Yours was both funny and gave us all food for thought.
I have never known the members to join in so much and we all went away having learnt something to help us achieve that elusive winter colour in our gardens. You just pitched the afternoon right and it was greatly enjoyed by all."
Graham Cannon

"Thank you for returning to Bentley Heath once again and giving us all an amusing and informative talk. I loved the controversial bits!"
Lynda Hodge, The Hardy Plant Society, West Midlands Group

"May I say a very big thank you for yet another wonderful talk to Kings Cliffe Gardeners Association. You really are our favourite speaker as the numbers attending again proved, hopefully we will be able to book you again next year."
June Hakes

"Well you certainly managed to pull the rabbit out of the hat - yet again! What a brill talk - once again loads of information shared with us, delivered in your lovely relaxed style. We were definitely 'amused'!! Thank you very much from us all"
Debbie, Somersham Garden Club

"Would you be willing to come and speak to the Hemingford Grey Gardeners Society during our next winter programme? You have been to us twice before and our members enjoy your talks."
Elaine Lee

"Thanks so much for coming to Lakenheath. We all had a great evening and look forward to your return."
Juliana Bunning