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
Radina Jevdevic	Vegetables Container Gardening, Small Space Gardening Herbs, growing and using Special Interest Plants	Orchids
Richard Beard	Garden Insects, Bees, Butterflies, Garden Pests Special Interest Plants	Invasive Plants
Rolf Mathewes	Special Interest Plants
Ron Long	Garden Photography
Ryan Foster and Richard Walker	Fruits, Fruit Trees Vegetables Trees, Arboretums, Arborists Herbs, growing and using	Food Forestry, aka Edible Forest Gardening
Satya Brown	Container Gardening, Small Space Gardening Garden Design, landscaping Trees, Arboretums, Arborists Special Interest Plants
Shelley Levis	Container Gardening, Small Space Gardening Special Interest Plants	Edible Flowers
Stephanie Rose	Garden Design, landscaping Floral Arts, Floral Design, Flower Arrangements Herbs, growing and using Special Interest Plants Healthy soil, fertilizers, soil amendments, etc.	Herbs for wellness, therapy garden projects
Steve Kovacs	Water gardens, ponds Garden Design, landscaping
Susan Watson	Container Gardening, Small Space Gardening Water gardens, ponds Garden Design, landscaping
Tasha Murray	Garden Insects, Bees, Butterflies, Garden Pests	invasive plants invasive species integrated pest management plant ID
Theo Barber - Spectrum Gardening	Vegetables Container Gardening, Small Space Gardening Special Interest Plants Healthy soil, fertilizers, soil amendments, etc.	Tomatoes Peppers Artichokes Blueberries Garlic Vegetables
Thomas Dean	Garden Insects, Bees, Butterflies, Garden Pests Special Interest Plants	Earthwise Society
Wendy Leroux	Container Gardening, Small Space Gardening Special Interest Plants	Bulbs - Fall - Summer Perennials Shade
Winston Wong	Garden Insects, Bees, Butterflies, Garden Pests	Wildflowers and other plants that cater particularly well to bees
Name	General Topics	Specialty Plants