Speakers
Speakers make an excellent addition to your annual programme with an interesting range of subjects to talk about. Gill Pelton leads our Speakers team and is always happy to answer any questions you might have about booking a speaker.
Our Speakers
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PIP BENSLEY
NATIONAL
Pip is happy to travel anywhere in the UK and abroad. Her powerpoint presentations are packed with dramatic and informative images. All you need to provide is a screen, Pip will bring everything else.
SO15
Titles:
Chelsea Secrets – behind the scenes at Chelsea Flower Show.
Climbers – Choosing the right climbers, recommended varieties and pruning.
China – the story of judging an International Floral Design Show in Beijing.
Garden Snippets – 65 of the best plants for flower arranging.
The Road to Winchester - designing a flower festival in the shadow of the covid pandemic was not a smooth process!
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MICHAEL BOWYER MBE, AOH
NATIONAL
SP2
Titles:
Paint, Paper and Clay – Three Remarkable Women
Celebration – A Festival of Flowers
A Year in Flowers
My Garden, my Plants
A Country Christmas
Land of Frankincense
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BRONDA DOSSETT
NATIONAL (National Speakers Chair)
SP10
Titles:
Aspects of Jane Austen
Tales of Downton Abbey
All That Jazz
60 years and Counting
Note:
All my presentations are on Power Point.
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JILLY GRIFFIN
AREA
SW1P
Note:
Unavailable until further notice.
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ROSEMARY LEGRAND
AREA
BH22
Titles:
‘MY JAPANESE JOURNEY’
‘SPRING IN JAPAN’
‘SPECTACULAR SOUTH AFRICA’
‘THE TALE OF TWO GARDENS’
‘BHUTAN - KINGDOM OF RARE PLANTS’
‘IDYLLIC ITALIAN GARDENS’
‘ADVENTURES IN YUNNAN’
‘LYRICAL ‘LA MORTELLA’
‘EXPLORING THE NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND’
‘EXPLORING THE SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND’
GLORIOUS GARDENS OF FRANCE’
Note:
My fee for 2026 is £100 plus travel at NAFAS rates. I provide all my equipment, but require a large screen. My equipment is PAT tested, and I am insured. The talks can be presented via Zoom.
I will be restricting my travel distance to around 30 miles radius of West Moors which is a BH22 postcode.
Website www.talksongardens.co.uk
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CAROLE NORMAN
AREA
BH6
Titles:
You are Invited
Keeper of Memories
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GILLIAN PELTON
AREA
SP1
Titles:
Homes and Gardens of 1920’s/30’s
Odds and Bods of Salisbury Cathedral
Turbans to Tulips
The Theatre of Plants
Note:
I am willing to travel out of the Area. All travel charged at the NAFAS rate.
I do have my own small screen for slide presentations if required.
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CAROLYN VANSTONE
AREA
SO15
Titles:
The Circle of Flower Arranging