Speaker Directory

The BC Council of Garden Clubs has compiled a list of speakers who are willing to speak to garden clubs and organizations on various garden related topics.

While this list is fairly comprehensive, it does not contain all the names of knowledgeable speakers in BC. If you would like to suggest a name for this list or if you wish to have your name added to this list, please email .

Please note the following:

The BC Council of Garden Clubs does not accept any responsibility for the quality or the content of any presentation by these individuals.
It is the responsibility of the gardening organization to negotiate the terms of the presentation with the speaker (including topic, travel and expenses, fees, etc.)
Fees listed are provided as guideline and are subject to change at the discretion of the speaker without notice to the Council.
Please click on a speaker name from the table below for more detail.

Name	General Topics	Specialty Plants
Clifford Thorbes	Floral Arts, Floral Design, Flower Arrangements
Conway Lum	Garden Insects, Bees, Butterflies, Garden Pests Trees, Arboretums, Arborists Healthy soil, fertilizers, soil amendments, etc.
Daniel Mosquin	Garden Photography Special Interest Plants	Native plants
Darlene Tanaka	Fruits, Fruit Trees Vegetables Special Interest Plants	Preserving the Harvest
David Tracey	Fruits, Fruit Trees Vegetables Garden Design, landscaping Trees, Arboretums, Arborists Special Interest Plants
Deborah F Chud	Garden Design, landscaping
Derek Churchill	Trees, Arboretums, Arborists
Dianne Gaines	Fruits, Fruit Trees Container Gardening, Small Space Gardening Special Interest Plants	Bulbs - Spring - Summer Lilies Perennials Small Fruit Roses
Don Carter	Garden Insects, Bees, Butterflies, Garden Pests
Donna Balzer	Vegetables Garden Insects, Bees, Butterflies, Garden Pests Container Gardening, Small Space Gardening Garden Design, landscaping Healthy soil, fertilizers, soil amendments, etc.	Growing great food in small spaces. How to build soil, add cover and grow up for best effect.
Dr Carole Christopher	Vegetables Container Gardening, Small Space Gardening Herbs, growing and using Healthy soil, fertilizers, soil amendments, etc.	Vegetable and herb gardening in small urban plots or in containers
Dr. Rob Higgins	Garden Insects, Bees, Butterflies, Garden Pests	European Fire Ants, Invasive Ants
Dwight Young	Healthy soil, fertilizers, soil amendments, etc.
Emma Holmes	Special Interest Plants Healthy soil, fertilizers, soil amendments, etc.	Soil Sustainable Agriculture in Cuba
Fred Wein Sr.	Special Interest Plants	Clematis
Name	General Topics	Specialty Plants