Speaker Events

Dr. Ian Bedford, entomologist, of the John Innes Centre and resident bug expert on BBC Radios Suffolk and Norfolk. Many plants such as garlic and French marigolds attract or repel bugs. Ian reveals how to use them in our gardens to create a natural balanced eco-system for attracting nature and keeping pests under control. There will be environmentally friendly garden products for sale.

Juliet Sargeant, RHS gold medallist and Gardeners’ Question Time panellist, challenges you to take your soil seriously. She introduces no-dig gardening, Hugelkultur and rain gardens, and growing mediums such as hydroponics and sand gardens. Her book 'Start with Soil' will be for sale.

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gardener, presenter, panellist, writer and ‘the nicest man in horticulture’ (Gardens Illustrated). Matthew describes gardens which impacted his life. His choices are different and provocative. Prepare to be surprised!

EAGG will make our annual charity donation to Matthew's special project 'The Mount Vernon Hospital Garden'.

Greg Venesse of The Front Gardeners Nursery is dotty about delphiniums, and will explain the difference between the old Elatum varieties and newer examples, how to sow them from seed and take cuttings, and choosing the right delphiniums to suit your garden. Wildlife-friendly plants for sale.

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Kim O’Brien is a gardener, grower and floral designer at a top Cambridge studio. She hosts floristry workshops for BBC Gardeners' World and is a regular columnist for Amateur Gardening magazine. She grows over 200 varieties of Dahlias and takes the novice and experienced dahlia grower on a journey from tuber to vase, explaining how to achieve the best blooms you will ever grow.

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Michael Holland, formerly of the Chelsea Physic Garden and a RHS committee member, discloses weird and wonderful facts about important plants that have benefitted mankind and used in everything from toothpaste to car tyres. He highlights weird and wonderful facts about them and tells you everything you never knew about plants. His book 'I Ate Sunshine for Breakfast' will be on sale.

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