Speakers

Martin Galloway

Martin Galloway holds a BSc Biology ( Guelph), MSc Zoology ( U of T ) B. Ed ( U of T).

Martin Hajman

Matin Hajman is the head gardener at Tromsø Botanic Garden, part of the Arctic University of Norway.

Matt Mattus

Website:  http://www.growingwithplants.com/
Most people consider gardening just a hobby, but Matt sees little difference between his obsession with plants, biology and with design.

Mike Bone

Mike Bone is the curator of the Steppe Garden, and oversees the trial gardens, plant breeding, and propagation of wild collected material brought into the Denver Botanic garden.

Miriam Goldberger

Web Site:  http://www.wildflowerfarm.com

 Bio:  Long before “Sustainable” became a powerful buzzword, Miriam Goldberger began growing wildflowers.

Paul Spriggs

Paul Spriggs has been rock gardening for roughly 22 years and building crevice gardens for about 15 years. 

Paul Zammit

Bio:  Paul Zammit, a graduate of the University of Guelph, is the Nancy Eaton Director of Horticulture at the Toronto Botanical Garden.

Peter Korn

Web Site:  http://www.peterkornstradgard.se

Bio:  Peter Korn is a noted Swedish horticulturalist and author. His specialty is natural looking landscapes.

Peter Zale

Peter Zale, Ph.D holds a Master’s degree and Ph.D in plant breeding and genetics (2009, 2014) from The Ohio State University

René Giguère

Bio:  Rene is newly retired from the Montreal Botanical Garden where he was curator of the alpine garden at for 23 years.