National Amateur Gardening Show Speakers

Charlie Dimmock

Charlie Dimmock is a much-loved gardening expert and presenter. She first came to the public’s attention in 1998, when she joined the popular BBC gardening series Ground Force. She is the current presenter of BBC’s Garden Rescue and the author of many gardening books over the years.

Toby Buckland 

AG’s award-winning columnist of the year, hands-on gardener, consultant, BBC TV and radio presenter & Garden Festival impresario!

Manoj Malde   

Manoj Malde is an award-winning garden designer and TV gardener, best known for his presenting work on the BBC garden show Your Garden Made Perfect and Channel 4’s Garden Of The Year. Manoj is also the author of Your Outdoor Room: How to design a garden you can live in.

Michael Perry 

AG’s plant watch columnist, hortpreneur, traveller, speaker, TV Presenter and author. Michael brings us the latest cool stuff from the world of plants.

Huw Richards

Sunday Times best-selling author and permaculture gardening champion, Huw’s YouTube channel has over 800,000 subscribers and his videos have collectively been viewed over 100 million times. His latest book with DK, is theThe Permaculture Garden.

Kim Stoddart

Multi-award-winning journalist and AG mag editor. Eco-expert Kim is a leading expert on more resilient methods of gardening and food growing and is on a mission to help gardeners adapt to our changing climate.

Stephanie Hafferty

Stephanie Hafferty is one of the UK’s leading experts in sustainable, no-dig gardening. In 2024 she was named as one of the top 100 leading women in horticulture. Stephanie has presented and appeared on radio, TV and podcasts, including BBC Gardeners’ World.

Mike Palmer

Is an RHS qualified gardener, passionate plantsperson, podcaster and garden writer.  His popular live broadcast, ‘Mike the Gardener’s Sunday Stroll‘ on Instagram regularly attracts a loyal following of like-minded gardeners across the world.

Ruth Hayes

AG’s much-loved gardening expert and experienced journalist and gardener, leading you through the jobs for the fortnight ahead

Liz Zorab

Is an award-winning gardener, video creator, smallholder and author. Liz is also a gardening exert on BBC Radio Wales and a columnist for AG magazine.

Adam Kirtland

Is a writer, speaker and host of chart-topping podcast, Tales From The Potting Bench featuring guests such as Alan Titchmarsh. His Instagram videos have reached over 6 million views.

Anne Swithinbank

Long-standing AG columnist Anne is a well-respected horticulturalist, writer, author and broadcaster best known for her regular appearances on BBC Radio 4’s Gardener’s Question Time.

Lucy Chamberlain

Lucy Chamberlain is an award-winning journalist, former head gardener for East Donyland Hall in Essex and all-round vegetable gardening guru.  She grows more than 150 varieties of produce in her modern kitchen garden and writes fortnightly in AG mag.

Iain Parkinson

Iain Parkinson is Head of Landscape and Horticulture at Wakehurst, Kew’s wild botanic garden in Sussex. Passionate about ecologically attuned horticulture, he takes inspiration from nature’s seasonal and ecological rhythms to guide his planting approach. His work focuses on creating and restoring natural landscapes, from vibrant meadows to ancient woodlands. With a deep love for biodiversity and resilient gardening, he champions sustainable, climate-adaptive practices that nurture thriving ecosystems.