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 £100 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 FestivaToby Buckland Flower Festival, London  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 2023 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.

Talks in 2025 

7 February Wanstrow Village Hall  nr Shepton Mallet

18 February North Perrott. Somerset

6 March Morecombelake near Bridport

14 April Llanthony Garden Club  nr Abergavenny

16 April Norton St Phillip

28 April Thurloxton nr Taunton

3 May Hotwells Allotment Group, Bristol

27 May East Mendip  Garden Club

28 May Thruxton Garden Club

5 June Teignmouth Garden Club

10 June Frome Selwood Horticulture Club

1 July Sherston, Nr Malmesbury

9 July Bremzero nr Calne

17 July Trull, nr Taunton

21 July Bride Valley, Litton Cheney nr Dorchester

1 September Wootton Bassett

2 September Marshfield Garden Club

4 September Dilton Garden cLUB

18-20 September Yeo Valley Garden Fest

1 October Henlease, Bristol

9 October Seavington

10 October Box nr Corsham

13 October Rode Garden Club