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.
NameClifford Thorbes
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Websitecliffthorbes.com
Phone(604) 684-0584
General Topics
  • Floral Arts, Floral Design, Flower Arrangements
Specialty Plants
  • General Topics: Horticultural Therapy, Therapeutic Horticulture, Gardening as a Therapeutic Activity
Sample topics
  • Horticultural Therapy/Therapeutic Horticulture
Speaker Profile

Cliff Thorbes lives in Sidney, Vancouver Island, BC, and is a Horticultural Therapist – Registered (HTR), Certified Career Development Practitioner, and an Expressive Artist. He is the Horticultural Therapist at Homewood Ravensview, a private 75-bed mental health, trauma, and addiction recovery facility on Vancouver Island.

Speaker's FeeNegotiable