Lecture & workshop topics

I give slide lectures and workshops on a variety of horticultural subjects. The following list includes the most frequently requested presentations. If you're interested in one of these lectures, or have another topic in mind, please let me know. I have an extensive slide library and can tailor a lecture to specific needs. My lecture fee is $175; travel costs are additional if round trip is in excess of 60 miles.

Rock Gardening

Perennial Plant Combinations

Elements of Garden Design

rock garden photo
perennial plant combo photo
Wethersfield garden photo

British Gardens

Gardening in Containers and Small Spaces

Shade & Woodland Gardens

Sissinghurst garden
pots
woodland garden

Thugs in the Garden: Invasive Plants

My Gardens (Conway, Worthington, Ipswich)

thugs in the garden
my garden in Conway

Past clients

Following are a few of the organizations that have invited me to speak:

  • Beacon Hill Garden Club
  • Berkshire Botanical Garden
  • Berkshire Chapter NA Rock Garden Society
  • Center for Human Development
  • Community Garden Club of Duxbury
  • Concord Garden Club
  • Danvers Garden Club
  • Essex Institute, Ropes Memorial Botanical Lectures
  • Greenfield Garden Club
  • Guiding Star Grange
  • Longmeadow Garden Club
  • Master Gardeners Symposium
  • Noanett Garden Club
  • Norfolk Garden Club
  • North Shore Garden Club
  • Pawling Garden Club
  • Shelburne Falls Bridge of Flowers Lecture Series
  • Springfield Garden Club
  • Tower Hill Botanical Garden
  • Trustees of Reservations, Long Hill Lecture Series
  • Valley Blooms, Easthampton
  • Worthington Garden Club