Talks

Sally is available to talk on a number of topics from gardening to smallholding. Three of her most popular talks are:  ‘The Resilient Garden’, ‘The Climate Change Garden’ and ‘Living on one acre or less’. Other topics include organic gardening,  gardening for biodiversity, wildlife gardening,  climate-friendly gardening,  coping with floods and drought, creating a kitchen garden, understanding soil and composting,  and peat-free gardening.

She aims to inspire and inform her audience, talking for about 50-60 minutes (or longer if required) followed by questions and answers. Her fee starts at £75 for local talks, with travel costs @40p/mile. She is happy to travel further afield.

Sally has spoken at a number of events including RHS Hampton Court Flower Festival,  Toby Buckland Flower Festival, Permaculture Festival,  Edible Gardening Show, River Cottage Festival,  Royal Welsh Spring Festival   as well as many gardening and smallholder groups.  Sally and Empire Farm featured in Countryfile Spring Diaries in 2018. Sally was also a speaker at  the Northwest Pacific Flower and Garden Show, Seattle in February 2023  and  the Great Grow Along online festival in March along with her co-author Kim Stoddart.

Zoom talks  – Sally has given a number of Zoom talks. Zoom is proving popular with many societies, especially in winter when a zoom meeting avoids the need to travel. It has allowed Sally to talk to groups much further afield, such as the Aberdeen Botanic Gardens Society, Elvaston Garden Soc and Gloucestershire Organic Gardens.

Visit the walled garden – Sally is happy to give tours of her garden. The garden is open one or two days in summer and by invitation to larger groups, such as garden clubs.


2024

9 February Wanstrow Village Hall  nr Shepton Mallet – proceeds from this event will go towards new play equipment for the village park. Tickets £5 from bobjsargent @ gmail.com

14 March Wells

20 March West Lavington

21 March Malmesbury U3A

2 April Marshfield, Wilts

15 April Fagus, Nailsea

17 April Codford, Wilts

21 April 4pm Spring Festival at Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show Ground

9 May Weston Garden Club

29 May Old Sarum

2 July Calne

9 July Portishead

17 Mendip Garden Club

23 July Wedmore