One part of my very varied work life I really enjoy is the talks I give to garden clubs. It's a good (small) source of income for me, but more than that it's fun and gets me out of the workshop and in amongst people. I've very much an extrovert (although I need a long, lone charging time between each large social interaction) so I love going out to give a talk about something I'm passionate about.
Looking back, last year was great. I did 20 talks (Hellen's isn't on this list for some reason), and enjoyed every one of them. I met some great people, had some brilliant questions at the end of my talks and honestly can't wait to start again this year - which is good as I have one tonight!
They bring funny stories, a tiny adventure as I try to find some tiny village hall or school in a village I've never seen before, or even power cuts and pole dancers (but they are stories for another time).
A list of last years talks -
2025
11th February - May Hill Garden Club - Unusual Fruit And Veg I
20th February - Leigh & District Gardeners' Club - A Talk About Our Homestead & How We Got Here
11th March - Arlington Garden Club - Unusual Fruit and Veg I (rebooked after road flooding caused cancellation)
12th March - Oddingley & District Gardening Club - Unusual Fruit and Veg I
18th March - Stoke Lacy Gardening Club - Preserving The Harvest
19th March - Mickleton Garden Club - Unusual Fruit & Veg I
1st April - Grosmont & District (Abergavenny) -
15th April - Ruspidge Garden Club - Unusual Fruit & Veg I
14th May - Blockley Horticultural Society - Unusual Fruit & Veg I
27th May - Hereford Fuchsia Society - Unusual Fruit & Veg II
11th June - Painswick Garden Club -
24th June - The Narth Garden Club (NP25 4QN) - Unusual Fruit & Veg I
9th September - Puddleston - Preserving The Harvest
17th September - Afternoon - Make Time Friendship Group - Worcester - Unusual Fruit and Veg I
18th September - Wellington Gardening Club - Preserving The Harvest
19th September - St Briavels, Hewelsfield and Brockweir Garden Society - Preserving The Harvest
3rd October - Salford Priors Garden Club - A Talk About Our Homestead
16th October - Wigmore & District Gardening Club -
28th October - Orelton Garden Club - Stone Soup - Extra Meals From The Garden
I have 20 talks booked up for 2026, and I plan on making a few more talks to add to my repertoire as I go. Hopefully the bookings will continue, so far it's largely been by word of mouth or the Gloucestershire federation of speakers list (which has been an incredible resource for me to get my name out there).
So if you saw one of my talks last year thank you, know it's something I love doing! Looking forward to this year.
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