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 contact the Speaker List Coordinator.

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.

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NameRon Long

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Speaker's FeeNegotiable
Phone(604) 469-1651
General Topics
  • Garden Photography
Speaker Profile

Ron Long was the sciences photographer at Simon Fraser University for thirty-six years. Early in his career he developed a life long interest in plants and plant photography. Now retired

Sample topics
  • Death Valley Superbloom
  • Flora of Five Deserts - South Africa
  • The Endangered Tundra Plants of Pink Mountain BC.
  • Chasing Wild Orchids and other Botanical Adventures in Western Australia
  • Botany of Chile
  • The Fascinating Native Flora of British Columbia
  • Spring Flowers of Texas
  • Flora of Southern Oregon, as well as Calochorus: The Most Beautiful Genus in the World

NameRyan Foster and Richard Walker

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Speaker's Fee$100 - $250
Phone(778) 476-1022
General Topics
  • Fruits, Fruit Trees
  • Vegetables
  • Trees, Arboretums, Arborists
  • Herbs, growing and using
Specialty Plants
  • Food Forestry, aka Edible Forest Gardening
Speaker Profile

Edible forest gardening - Food Forestry - is the art and science of putting plants together in woodland-like patterns that forge mutually beneficial relationships, creating a garden ecosystem that is

NameSaba Farmand

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Speaker's FeeNegotiable
Instagram@eastvan_blvd_gardens
Phone(604) 808-9875
General Topics
  • Fruits, Fruit Trees
  • Vegetables
  • Garden Insects, Bees, Butterflies, Garden Pests
  • Container Gardening, Small Space Gardening
  • Garden Design, landscaping
  • Garden Photography
  • Trees, Arboretums, Arborists
  • Healthy soil, fertilizers, soil amendments, etc.
Specialty Plants
  • Plants tolerant of urban-conditions.
  • Plants recommended to be planted on City of Vancouver boulevards
Speaker Profile

Saba Farmand is a public speaker, contributing writer, and community builder as the curator of @eastvan_blvd_gardens (on Instagram). He uses boulevard gardens as a framework for lessons on environmental education,

Sample topics
  • Environmental education, nature awareness, urban literacy, and community building through horticultural beautification of public lands.

NameSage Kosa

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Speaker's FeeHonourarium
Instagram@kindred.gardens
Phone(604) 772-0439
General Topics
  • Garden Design, landscaping
Specialty Plants
  • Pacific northwest native plants
Speaker Profile

Sage was raised on the traditional lands of the Hammonasset people, in the mixed hardwood deciduous forests of Connecticut. She holds Fine Arts and Architecture degrees from the Rhode Island

Sample topics
  • Gardening for pollinators and other wildlife, Gardening for habitat, Grow less lawn and take care of the lawn you're keeping, Mulching and Understanding Pruning.

NameShelley Levis

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Speaker's FeeNegotiable
Phone(604) 230-2058
General Topics
  • Container Gardening, Small Space Gardening
  • Special Interest Plants
Specialty Plants
  • Edible Flowers
Sample topics
  • Small Space Gardening
  • Outdoor DIY Decor
  • Edible Flowers
  • Vertical Gardening
  • Can I put dirt in that? Re-use, Recycle and Repurposing in the Garden

NameStephanie Rose

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Speaker's FeeHonourarium
General Topics
  • Garden Design, landscaping
  • Floral Arts, Floral Design, Flower Arrangements
  • Herbs, growing and using
  • Special Interest Plants
  • Healthy soil, fertilizers, soil amendments, etc.
Specialty Plants
  • Herbs for wellness, therapy garden projects
Speaker Profile

Stephanie Rose—Award-winning author, Garden Made and Garden Alchemy; founder of GardenTherapy.ca Stephanie Rose is an award-winning author, freelance writer, instructor, and international speaker who aims to encourage healing and wellness

Sample topics
  • Garden Therapy: The Beauty of Creating DIY Garden Art
  • Garden Alchemy: Natural Organic Recipes FOR Your Garden
  • Growing Natural Beauty in the Apothecaries’ Garden
  • Plant-Based Beauty Recipes from the Garden (Workshop)
  • Crafting with Air Plants and Wire (Workshop)
  • How to Make Handmade Seed Paper (Workshop)

NameSusan Watson

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Speaker's FeeNegotiable
Phone(604) 825-3474
General Topics
  • Container Gardening, Small Space Gardening
  • Water gardens, ponds
  • Garden Design, landscaping
Sample topics
  • Containers
  • Hanging Baskets
  • Installations
  • Landscape Design
  • Maintenance
  • Ponds
  • Stepping Stones

NameTasha Murray

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Speaker's FeeHonourarium
Websiteiscmv.ca
Phone(604) 880-8358
General Topics
  • Garden Insects, Bees, Butterflies, Garden Pests
Specialty Plants
  • invasive plants
  • invasive species
  • integrated pest management
  • plant ID
Speaker Profile

Tasha holds a B.Sc. (Ecology & Environmental Biology) from Thompson River University and a M.S.T. (Masters of Science in Teaching) from Portland State University. Tasha has been involved in conservation

Sample topics
  • Invasive species in Metro Vancouver
  • Invasive plants 101

NameTheo Barber - Spectrum Gardening

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Speaker's FeeNegotiable
Phone(604) 649-8849
General Topics
  • Vegetables
  • Container Gardening, Small Space Gardening
  • Special Interest Plants
  • Healthy soil, fertilizers, soil amendments, etc.
Specialty Plants
  • Tomatoes
  • Peppers
  • Artichokes
  • Blueberries
  • Garlic
  • Vegetables
Speaker Profile

Spectrum Gardening was born out of Theo’s desire to share his extensive knowledge about growing while providing affordable products. His gardening style is to maximize small spaces to ensure the

Sample topics
  • Growing the perfect tomatoes in our coastal weather
  • The importance of good quality soil and how to create living soil
  • What is NPK? and what roles do nutrients play in plant growth.
  • How to maximize garden space by growing vertically
  • GMO vs hybrid vs heirlooms and selective genetic breeding
  • The benefits of raised garden beds
  • Therapeutic benefits of gardening

NameTheresa F. Krause

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Speaker's FeeHonourarium
Phone(604) 464-5022
General Topics
  • Special Interest Plants
Specialty Plants
  • Roses - all aspects from care to judging.
Speaker Profile

I joined The Fraser Pacific Rose Society (FPRS) in June 2002 after I attended their rose show at the Dogwood Pavilion in Coquitlam. At the time, I had 29 pitiful

Sample topics
  • Roses 101- basic information on the types of roses, yearly cycle of care, and pruning. What judges are looking for when judging roses, diseases and rose pests,

NameTheresa bulman

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Speaker's Fee$100 - $250
Instagram@strangethingsbotany.com
Phone(778) 230-3716
General Topics
  • Special Interest Plants
Specialty Plants
  • Temperate carnivorous plants for the lowermainland
Speaker Profile

The curious world of carnivorous plants: Hey there, I'm Theresa, and I've been obsessed with plants for over 25 years now! I’ve spent my whole life in the Lower Mainland

Sample topics
  • The curious world of carnivorous plants

NameThomas Dean

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Speaker's FeeNegotiable
Phone(604) 946-9828
General Topics
  • Garden Insects, Bees, Butterflies, Garden Pests
  • Special Interest Plants
Specialty Plants
  • Earthwise Society
Sample topics
  • Rain Gardens
  • Earthwise Therapeutic Horticulture Community Program
  • Planting for Pollinators
  • Earthwise Gardening

NameWendy Leroux

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Speaker's Fee$100 - $250
Phone(604) 513-0100
General Topics
  • Container Gardening, Small Space Gardening
  • Special Interest Plants
Specialty Plants
  • Bulbs - Fall - Summer
  • Perennials
  • Shade
Speaker Profile

Bulbs

Sample topics
  • Bulbs - Fall
  • Bulbs - Summer
  • Unusual Bulbs
  • Perennials
  • Container Gardens
  • Shade Plants

NameWinston Wong

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Speaker's FeeNegotiable
Phone(236) 888-1484
General Topics
  • Garden Insects, Bees, Butterflies, Garden Pests
Specialty Plants
  • Wildflowers and other plants that cater particularly well to bees
Speaker Profile

Winston Wong, owner of BC Bee Supply, has been a beekeeper for 10 years, and has been running his supply store since 2017. As an advocate for pollinators and sustainable

Sample topics
  • Honey Bees, Mason Bees, Beekeeping Practices, Beekeeping Equipment