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Lively and entertaining talks and demonstrations to gardening clubs and societies on container gardening, garden science and topical gardening subjects. Slide shows are avoided where possible and the accent is put on practical demonstration and the use of live plant material. Winter talks will inevitably involve more reliance on images than fresh material. A recent successful trip to Japan judging and designing at the International Rose and Garden Show also involved lecturing to RHSJ members through an interpreter which proved to be an eye opening experience.
Current Lecture Titles.
Digging Deeper - Gets under the surface and takes a look at plants and soils and how they work; plants defences, plant communication, variegation, seeds plus a look at some topical plant material.
Potatoes , Petunias , Peppers and Poisons - A look at the surprisingly varied nightshade family.
Climbing Plants - How they climb and how to use and prune them.
Container Gardening - A practical demonstration with pots, plants, composts and quite a bit of mess.
