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.
NameNina Shoroplova
EmailEmail hidden; Javascript is required.
Websiteninashoroplova.ca
Instagram@NinaShoroplova
Phone(778) 999-1854
General Topics
  • Garden Photography
  • Trees, Arboretums, Arborists
Specialty Plants
  • Trees
Sample topics
  • Nomenclature: Naming Parts of Woody Trees and Shrubs.
  • Legacy of Trees: Purposeful Wandering in Vancouver's Stanley Park.
  • Legacy of Trees: Caring for Vancouver's Park, Yards, and Boulevards.
Speaker Profile

Nina Shoroplova is an author, writer, photographer, and researcher whose current work celebrates the beauty, botany, and biography of trees. Drawing on thirty decades of studying Metro Vancouver’s treescapes—including through her acclaimed book Legacy of Trees: Purposeful Wandering in Vancouver’s Stanley Park—she brings an accessible, narrative style to the science and joy of tree identification. Focusing on noticing seasonal changes, distinctive features, and personal stories woven into city canopies, she blends botanical insight with a deep love of place.

A former health professional and communications specialist, Nina applies her trainings in careful observation and plain-language explanations to make tree identification inviting for readers at all levels. In writing Cattle Ranch: The Story of the Douglas Lake Cattle Company in 1979, she showed her love of the land. As an active writer and member of the Vancouver Chapter of the Master Gardeners of BC and Nature Vancouver’s Botany Section, she has led numerous tree-identification walks for them, the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, and other groups.

Born in Wales, she has lived in England, in Australia in plateau sheep country, in BC’s Interior, and is now in Vancouver. Nina continues to explore the connections between culture, history, and our natural world. Heritage House will publish her 101 Pacific Northwest Urban Trees in spring 2027. It is her newest contribution toward fostering a richer understanding of the trees that shape our shared environment.

Speaker's FeeNegotiable