Events
I love to share my passion for gardening with others and offer presentations to garden clubs, nurseries, horticultural societies, trade organizations, and garden shows across the country. I also host a limited number of workshops and events in my own garden during the year as my travel schedule allows.
How to Book a Seminar or Workshop
Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in a presentation for your garden club or association. You may also download my latest speakers one sheet with suggestions for topics.
Unique, inspirational KEYNOTE ADDRESSES are also available and can be tailored to your audience.
COVID-19 update: Although my preference is always to meet and interact with my audience directly, I do understand that the current pandemic is making such live presentations challenging. Please contact me to discuss the possibility of a virtual presentation if that is something you would like to consider.
Reviews
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2020 Events
Landscape Design Students & Alumni, NYBG, New York – CANCELLED
Tuesday March 17th (10am-noon)
8 Key Steps to Designing a Deer-Resistant Garden
PowerPoint and book signing
Ozaukee Master Gardeners, Milwaukee, WI – CANCELLED
Thursday April 23rd (7-8pm)
Deer-Resistant Drama – Learn time-and taste-tested design strategies, tips, and tricks that will help you create a beautiful fence-free garden that thrives despite the deer.
PowerPoint and book signing
Molbaks Garden & Home, Woodinville, WA – CANCELLED
Sunday May 3rd (11am-noon)
Foliage & Focal Points: the Key Elements of Good Garden Design
PowerPoint and book signing
Secchia Garden Lecture, Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, MI
Tuesday August 4th (7pm -8.15pm)
Foliage First – 3 easy steps to transform your landscape and container designs
Virtual presentation exclusive to Meijer Garden members only. Member registration.
Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, MI
Wednesday August 5th (10.30am-11.30am)
Deer-Resistant Drama – Learn time-and taste-tested design strategies, tips, and tricks that will help you create a beautiful fence-free garden that thrives despite the deer.
Virtual presentation. MSU Extension Master Gardener Education Credit available. Registration now open to all.
Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, MI
Wednesday August 5th (1pm-2.30pm)
The Squish Factor – Designing abundant Containers
Discover how to create big, bold, and bodacious designs every time – including tips for deer-resistant combinations. Virtual presentation. MSU Extension Master Gardener Education Credit available. Registration now open to all.
GardenComm 2020 Symposium, Williamsburg, VA – CANCELLED
August 10-13th (date and time TBD)
Turn your Book into a Multi-Faceted (& Money Generating) Business
PowerPoint.
Garden Tour, Delaware & Brandywine Valleys. – POSTPONED UNTIL 2021
September 20th-27th
Gardens of the Brandywine & Delaware Valleys: The Best of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Statewide WSU Master Gardener Advanced Education Conference, Port Townsend, WA – POSTPONED UNTIL 9/21
Friday October 2nd (4pm-5pm)
Deer-Resistant Design – Discover how to create a beautiful fence-free garden that thrives despite the deer and learn how best to both inspire and communicate these strategies and tips to home gardeners.
PowerPoint and book signing
Bellevue Botanical Garden Society, Bellevue, WA – POSTPONED
Wednesday October 21st (7-8pm)
Deer-Resistant Drama – Discover how to create a beautiful fence-free garden that thrives despite the deer
PowerPoint and book signing
2021 EVENTS
Northern Green, MN
Wednesday January 13th (10.40-11.50am and 2-3pm)
8 Key Steps to Designing a Deer-Resistant Garden – PowerPoint
Designing Sensational Containers Every Time – PowerPoint
Snohomish County Master gardening Winter Speaker Series, Mukilteo, WA
Friday January 22nd (9.30am-11.30am)
8 Key Steps to Designing a Fence-Free, Deer-Resistant Garden
PowerPoint and signed books available by pre-order
Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria, VA
Sunday January 31st (1.30-2.30pm EST/10.30-11.30am PST)
8 Key Steps to Designing a Fence-Free, Deer-Resistant Garden
Virtual presentation
Harbor Gardeners, Gig Harbor, WA
Tuesday February 2nd (1-2pm)
Deer-Resistant Drama
PowerPoint and book signing
Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County Symposium, Spokane, WA
February 24th (7:15pm-8:30pm)
OPENING KEYNOTE: Creating Captivating Gardens
Virtual presentation
Whidbey Gardening Workshop, WA (pending confirmation)
Saturday March 6th (time TBD)
Topic TBD
Flotsam and Jetsam Garden Club of Hansville, WA (pending confirmation)
Wednesday March 10th (10.45-11.45am)
Creating Captivating Gardens – learn how to create a sense of mystery and intrigue in your garden using light, movement, portals and much more. Using examples gleaned from my recent coast to coast travels (and beyond), I will offer a plethora of ideas for injecting a little magic into the landscape.
Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County, NJ
Saturday March 13th (time TBD)
Foliage & Focal Points – ideas for gardens and budgets of all sizes (including a few deer-resistant strategies!)
PowerPoint and book signing. Details and registration
Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County Symposium, Spokane, WA
March 17th (7.10pm-8.25pm)
CLOSING SESSION (Design): Deer-Resistant Drama
Virtual presentation
Iowa Arboretum, Iowa
Saturday April 10th (10.30-11.30am and 1.15-2.15pm)
Deer-Resistant Drama – creating a fence-free garden that thrives despite the deer
Foliage & Focal Points – ideas for budgets and gardens of all sizes
Garden Tour, England
May 30th-June 11th (postponed from 2020)
Secret Gardens, Iconic Estates and Medieval Tales of Yorkshire and Derbyshire
Join us for a unique small-group tour of "our England". Full details and registration SOON!
Garden Tour, Delaware & Brandywine Valleys
mid/late September (dates TBA)
Gardens of the Brandywine & Delaware Valleys: The Best of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Statewide WSU Master Gardener Advanced Education Conference, Olympia, WA
September 29th-October 2nd (exact day and time TBA)
Deer-Resistant Design – Discover how to create a beautiful fence-free garden that thrives despite the deer and learn how best to both inspire and communicate these strategies and tips to home gardeners.
PowerPoint and book signing