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
Lucretia Schanfarber	Fruits, Fruit Trees Vegetables Container Gardening, Small Space Gardening Herbs, growing and using Special Interest Plants Healthy soil, fertilizers, soil amendments, etc.	Superfood Edible Landscapes featuring berries, figs, herbs, healing plants
Malonie Hewstan	Special Interest Plants	Hydrangeas Dogwoods
Margaret Nakahara	Fruits, Fruit Trees Vegetables Water gardens, ponds Floral Arts, Floral Design, Flower Arrangements Herbs, growing and using Special Interest Plants	Orchids
Margot Moser	Container Gardening, Small Space Gardening Trees, Arboretums, Arborists Special Interest Plants	Hydrangeas
Maria Valana	Vegetables Garden Insects, Bees, Butterflies, Garden Pests Healthy soil, fertilizers, soil amendments, etc.
Marilyn Holt	Vegetables Garden Insects, Bees, Butterflies, Garden Pests Container Gardening, Small Space Gardening Herbs, growing and using Special Interest Plants Healthy soil, fertilizers, soil amendments, etc.	Geraniums and Pelargoniums
Matthew Young	Garden Insects, Bees, Butterflies, Garden Pests
Michelle Nakano	Garden Insects, Bees, Butterflies, Garden Pests Water gardens, ponds Garden Design, landscaping Healthy soil, fertilizers, soil amendments, etc.
Mike Lascelle	Fruits, Fruit Trees Container Gardening, Small Space Gardening Garden Design, landscaping Special Interest Plants	fruits and edible ornamental plants
Nancy Moore	Garden Design, landscaping
Nora Von Gerichten	Garden Insects, Bees, Butterflies, Garden Pests Special Interest Plants	Hydroponics
Pam Erikson	Special Interest Plants	Daylilies Hostas Lilies
Pamela Dangelmaier	Special Interest Plants
Patricia Fleming	Garden Insects, Bees, Butterflies, Garden Pests Special Interest Plants	Earthwise Society
Peter Brolese	Container Gardening, Small Space Gardening Garden Design, landscaping Trees, Arboretums, Arborists Special Interest Plants	Bonsai
Name	General Topics	Specialty Plants