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Karen Gimson
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Karen Gimson

Full Member

Biography

Writes a weekly column for Garden News Magazine focussing on home-grown food and cooking. BBC local Radio gardening. Garden designer. NCTJ qualified. Writes a blog at bramblegarden.com

Additional Interests

Garden club talks. Home grown flowers and food. Floristry. Wildlife gardening.


Talks

Based in: LOUGHBOROUGH, Leicestershire, UK
Distance willing to travel: 50 miles. Negotiable.
Virtual talks available: Yes

Fees: Negotiable. Plus .45p per mile

Talks: 365 days of colour. My life as a garden designer. Planting containers for seasonal colour with a planting demonstration. Creating a show garden for Rainbows Children’s Hospice. Bulbs: choosing and planting bulbs, corms and tubers. Focus on dahlias, salvias and special plants. How to grow them. Choosing small trees and underplanting them, with a focus on creating mini-wildflower areas. Christmas specials: creating home-made table decorations and front door plant pots using material from the garden. Bespoke talks created for garden clubs, u3a and floristry societies. Please ask! A donation is made to charity with every talk.


Address

Leicestershire
United Kingdom

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