CGS Speakers List
List of speakers on gardening topics.
This is a list of CGS members who are available to give talks. Please contact the individual member with regards to costs etc. CGS members who wish to be added to this list should contact the CGS Secretary
Tythe Barn House, Chaddesley Corbett, Worcestershire. DY10 4QB.
Tel: 01562 777014. email
Talks include:'Private Gardens for Public Enjoyment', on foundation of NGS, with slides of Worcestershire gardens open for the Scheme. Fee: donations to NGS.
Special Perennials, Yew Tree House, Hall Lane, Hankelow, Cheshire CW3 0JB
Tel: 0845 327 0343/0771 699 0695;
email, website.
Nursery owners. For more information on talks given visit website.
Cotswold Garden Flowers, Old Barn, Station Rd, Fladbury, Worcestershire WR10 2QW.
Nurseryman & CGS member with an interesting range of plants.
The Manor House, Church Rd, Stevington, Beds. Tel:01234 822064.
Award-winning garden writer. Speaker at our 2004 AGM.
Hebb's Farmhouse, 22 Stoke Bardolph, Nottingham NG14 5HS. Tel:0115 9870168.
Horticultural lecturer (retired) with restored 18th C. garden, wide range of talks. Speaker at our 2009 AGM
Rosemary, Rectory Hill, East Bergholt, Nr Colchester, Essex CO7 6TH. Tel:01206 298241.
Gardening For Health, 5 High Buildings, Warwick Bridge, Carlisle, Cumbria. CA4 8RP Tel: 01228 586236 email, website.
Musculoskeletal specialist and experienced gardener. Talks on all aspects of gardening for health, health benefits of gardening and gardening with disability. For more information,
Mill Cottage Plants, The Mill, Lane, Wookey, Somerset BA5 1AP. Tel:01749 676966.
Nursery-owner & CGS member - advertises in & writes for CGS Magazine. Speaker at our 2005 AGM.
Padlock Croft, West Wratting, Cambridge, Cambs. CB1 5LS.
Holds the National Collection of campanulas on which he writes & gives talks for CGS.
69 Victoria St, Billinghay, Lincoln LN4 4HQ. Tel:01526 860270, website.
Qualified professional garden designer, writer, historian & part time lecturer. CGS member. For more information visit website.
Hillview Hardy Plants, Worfield, Nr Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV15 5NT. Tel: 01746 716454. email.
Trained at Writtle College, now running a nursery of herbaceous plants. Talks include: Herbaceous perennials for the whole year; Primulas and auriculas; Propagation of herbaceous plants.
28 Sunnyside Terrace, Trimdon Grange, Trimdon Station, County Durham TS29 6HF.
Holds largest National Collection of polemoniums in the UK, CGS member.
Westleigh, 44 Church Rd, East Wittering, Chichester, W Sussex PO20 8PS.
Former President of The Cottage Garden Society, and professional garden writer.
Viale a Magno 174, Casal Palocco, 00124 Roma, Italy. email
International rose judge, an American living in Rome, she has a range of illustrated lectures on cottage gardens, Italian gardens, Ninfa, La Landriana, etc.
Alcombe, 7 Bosden Fold Rd, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire SK3 9NR. Tel: 0161 456 9009. email, website.
Holds two National collections, Fritillaria and Eucomis; can speak on wide variety of unusual but obtainable plants. 2003 AGM speaker.
2 School House, Stixwould, Nr Woodhall Spa, Lincs. LN10 5HP. Tel:01526 352453
28 Lowton Rd, Lytham St Annes, Lancs. FY8 3JG. Tel:01253 721579.
Illustrated talk:Plants and ideas for your garden. No equipment required.
2 Webbs Barn Cottage, Witney Rd, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon, Oxon. OX13 5AN. Tel: 01805 821660. Fax: 820935.
Plant ecologist, holds study days, & lectures on wildlife gardening & associated topics.
Touchwood, 4 Clyne Cottages, Killay, Swansea SA2 7DU. Tel:01792 522443. email.
CGS contributor, talks locally, or further afield. Over 20 topics, including: Cottage gardening, attracting wildlife; growing from seed; unusual plants; aquilegias; the National Botanic Garden of Wales; gardens through the year, botany, and Latin names.
46 Mwrog Street, Ruthin, Denbighshire LL15 1LF. Tel: 01824 707470, Mobile: 0777 0780825. email.
RHS Master of Horticulture, Horticultural Consultant and Lecturer. Will travel any distance; Basic Lecture £60, specialist topics and expenses negotiable. Standard talks cover a wide range of garden and horticultural topics. List available on request.
Plum Cottage, Aylebeare, Exeter, Devon EX5 2BY. Tel: 01395 233536.
Daffodil specialist - breeding, judging, etc. Has one general talk about daffodils, and one specialised talk.
44 Church Lane, Bicknoller, Taunton, Somerset TA4 4EL. Tel:01984 656681.
Other Sources
A list of speakers is on the RHS website and can be downloaded free from their website. To obtain a copy by post, contact the RHS tel: 020 7834 4333 to check current postage costs, before sending an A4 SAE to 80 Vincent Square London SW1P 2PE.
Contact the Administrator, Mrs Pam Adams, Little Orchard, Great Comberton, Nr. Pershore, Worcs WR10 3DB. Tel: 01386 710317.
website
Ryton Organic Gardens, Coventry, CV8 3LG. Tel: 024 7630 3517 Fax: 024 7663 0229. website
The Stable Courtyard, RHS GardenWisley, Woking, Surrey GU23 6QP. Tel: 01483 211465 for price.
Directory lists National Collection holders, who may also be speakers. Current edition available by mail order from the NCCPG.
website.
86-88 Colton St, Bristol BS1 5BB. Tel: 0117 029 0661. Fax: 0117 925 2504.
website
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