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An enthusiastic speaker, Claire enjoys speaking to garden groups on a variety of topics, including decorating the White House for Christmas. A long time beekeeper and landscape designer, Claire has been featured in Chesapeake Home and Style Magazine.

An award-winning speaker, with knowledge of horticulture, and a delightful sense of humor, Peggy took first place at the Toastmasters' Humorous Speech Contest. A trained Master Gardener and Garden Consultant, she has written over 100 articles.

Ben Cohen is an author, poet, herbalist, gardener, seed saver and wanderer. He offers workshops and lectures across the country on the benefits of living closer to the land through seeds, herbs and locally grown food.

Whether working as a designer or hosting tours to exemplary European gardens, Carolyn Mullet connects people with nature and the outdoors through garden spaces. She offers daily inspiration to a community of 1.5 million garden lovers on Facebook.

Wendy Kiang-Spray is a freelance writer, blogger, and Master Gardener. She has a passion for sharing what she knows about growing and cooking Asian vegetables.

Victoria Johnson's "captivating and intensely readable" (Ron Chernow, author of ALEXANDER HAMILTON) new book tells the story of the first botanical garden in the United States, founded by the attending doctor at the Hamilton-Burr duel, David Hosack.

Ruth Kassinger, award-winning author (Paradise Under Glass and A Garden of Marvels), mixes gardening for the novice, botanical history, tales of extraordinary plants, and humor.

Jana Milbocker and Joan Butler jointly lecture on a variety of horticultural and garden design topics. Both are avid gardeners, plant collectors, garden designers and writers, and combine these interests in richly illustrated and researched lectures.