Speaker: Mary Payne MBE

This talk discusses our desire to avoid damaging our precious planet: the effect of climate change on plants and industry, water management, peat and soil improvement, plastics in horticulture, pests, disease and weed control, plant breeding, planting style, fossil fuels and conservation. All of these affect what plants we use and how we use them. Mary Payne was awarded the MBE in 2004 for Services to Horticulture in the South West and spent 10 years teaching horticulture at the University of Bath. Now a horticultural consultant to many gardens, she also runs her own gardening classes. She has a clutch of gold medals from Chelsea and Hampton Court, including The Tudor Rose Award for the Best Exhibit at Hampton Court in 2009, and regularly broadcasts on BBC Radio Bristol.