Soil Solver Speakers Stage

Bring your budding gardening questions to the Soil Solver Speakers Stage and have some of WA’s garden experts, help you turn that brown thumb green again!

With professional knowledge in Australian natives, bee keeping, home veggie patches, growing from seed, composting, wicking garden beds and much more, there really is a seminar for everyone’s home garden needs.

 

2024 Speakers Schedule

Meet some of your ‘Local Gardening Heroes’ talking about all things gardening at the Soil Solver Speaker’s Stage. Bring in your ailing plants for advice at our Q and A sessions at 2pm daily.

Compered by John Colwill, plantsman and media presenter.

Thursday 9th May

Friday 10th May

  • Sharon Madden

    Owner Zeez Beez Honey: ‘The Beez Neez of Bee Keeping’

  • Gavin Davis

    Director and manufacturer, The Mineral Clay Company: ‘The components of soil and creating water efficient soil’

  • Sharon Barbera

    Horticulturalist, plant consultant and garden designer: ‘Everything you wanted to know about house plants’

  • Dominic Castledine

    Public Information Manager DPIRD: 'Polyphagous shot-hole borer: Small beetle, big problem’

  • Rohan Carboon

    Bushfire safety consultant: ‘Garden design in bushfire prone areas and fire safety Q and A’

  • John Colwill

    Horticulturalist, founder and grower for WA Daisies: ‘Create pots or carpets of WA paper daisies using seed’

  • Sue McDougall

    Horticulturist, landscape architect, broadcaster and Director of Kings Park and Botanic Gardens: ‘Growing a waterwise picking garden with WA's best performers’

  • Q&A Expert Panel

    Compered by John Colwill with Gavin Davis, Sue McDougall and Ross Hooper

  • Ross Hooper

    Owner, and horticulturalist for Zanthorrea Nursery: ‘Choosing Australian plants for a Waterwise Garden’

  • Gavin Davis

    Director and manufacturer, The Mineral Clay Company: ‘The components of soil and creating water efficient soil’

Saturday 11th May

  • Sarah Mason

    Moore Catchment Council: 'Love your native bush Moore'

  • Gavin Davis

    Director and manufacturer, The Mineral Clay Company: ‘The components of soil and creating water efficient soil’

  • Colin Rossbridge

    Veolia: "FOGO the Good, the Bad and the Ugly”

  • Baileys and Rewild Perth featuring David Miles and Hannah Gulliver

    'Your Garden, Our Future’

  • Colin Barlow

    ‘Gardens from Eden, Sonshine FM radio presenter, gardening writer and tour leader: ‘Lasagne Planting with Waterwise bulbs’

  • Faye Arcaro

    Co-host Let’s Talk Gardening co-host, Curtin Radio: ‘Clever garden design to use water wisely’

  • Darren Seinor

    Landscaper ’Garden Solutions’, Host of 6PR weekend garden talkback: ‘How to grow the best lawn in the street and save money on water’

  • Q&A Expert Panel

    Compered by John Colwill, with Gavin Davis, Darren Seinor, Faye Arcaro and Colin Barlow

  • Michael Bradley

    Wick and Grow: ‘Growing food and flowers in WaterUps wicking beds’

  • Gavin Davis

    Director and manufacturer, The Mineral Clay Company: ‘The components of soil and creating water efficient soil’

Sunday 12th May

  • Sharon Madden

    Owner, Zeez Beez Honey: ‘The Beez Neez of Bee Keeping’

  • Gavin Davis

    Director and manufacturer, The Mineral Clay Company: ‘The components of soil and creating water efficient soil’

  • Colin Barlow

    ‘Gardens from Eden, Sonshine FM radio presenter, gardening writer and tour leader: ‘Lasagne Planting with Waterwise bulbs’

  •  Chelsea Payne

    ‘Arboriculture Curator’ Kings Park and Botanic Gardens: “Small native trees for Perth gardens’

  •  Chelsea Payne

    ‘Arboriculture Curator’ Kings Park and Botanic Gardens: “Small native trees for Perth gardens’

  • Rohan Carboon

    Bushfire safety consultant: ‘Garden design in bushfire prone areas and fire safety Q and A’

  • Mark Tucek

    Founder, grower and horticulturalist for Tuckerbush Plants: ‘Waterwise native edibles’

  • Darren Seinor

    Landscaper ’Garden Solutions’, Host of 6PR weekend garden talkback: ‘How to grow the best lawn in the street and save money on water’

  • Q&A Expert Panel

    Compered by John Colwill, with Gavin Davis, Darren Seinor, Colin Barlow and Mark Tucek

  • Peg Davies

    Waste and sustainability educator: ‘Composting made easy with no rats or bad smells!’

  • Gavin Davis

    Director and manufacturer, The Mineral Clay Company: ‘The components of soil and creating water efficient soil’

Please note this schedule is subject to change.

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Soil Solver are proud NGIWA members and are Smart Water Approved