Garden speakers bureau
OUR EXPERTISE AT YOUR DOOR
The horticulturists and educators at Cleveland Botanical Garden are frequent speakers throughout Northeast Ohio on a variety of garden topics that may be of interest to your next group gathering. Program topics can be tailored to your interests, covering everything from soils and composting to cultivation of a variety of plant groups, or, choose from topics below. We offer dynamic, informative presentations that will educate and enlighten your audience:
45 minute talk, plus questions and answers
$100 plus mileage Request a speaker
Speakers and Areas of Expertise
Cynthia Druckenbrod
Director of Horticulture
Tropical plants, desert plants, growing orchids, butterfly gardening, praying mantids, general integrated pest management, general entomology, Gardens of England, Australia, bulbs, sensory herbs, fall plantings, best perennials for pollinators, daylilies
Ann McCulloh
Curator of Plant Collections
General horticulture, tropical and desert plants, hardy perennials, ethnobotany, edible gardens, herbs, plant nomenclature and labeling
Mark Hoover
Horticulturist
General horticulture, vegetable gardening, turf care, annuals and perennial care and design
Larry Giblock
Horticulturist
Japanese gardens, native plants, landscape design, edible landscaping
Robert Rensel
Horticulturist
Basic Gardening, container gardening, vegetable gardening, composting, dahlias
Mark Bir
Horticulturist
Native shrubs, rhododendrons, azaleas, native wildflowers, general horticulture, shade gardening
Robin Johansen
Herb Gardener
Perennial border maintenance, plant propagation, herb cultivation and use, salvia, lily, hosta, sedum
Joe Mehalik
Glasshouse Specialist
Pond gardening, desert plants, house plants, general integrated pest management, landscape design
Gary Esmonde
Librarian
Rare books at the Garden , history of Cleveland Botanical Garden, Ohio gardening resources, Liberty Hyde Bailey - educator and prominent writer of horticultural literature, Gertrude Jekyll - famous British garden designer and artist, Johnny Appleseed - pioneer nurseryman, missionary and folk legend
Renata Brown
Educator
Connecting your school garden to the curriculum