NARGS Speakers Program - 2025
November 1, 2024 Update
As we close the books on a very successful 2024 season, the Traveling Speakers Program is in good financial shape for 2025 because of donations from the New England, Piedmont, and Delaware Valley chapters of NARGS, as well as past investments from our generous, anonymous donor. Plans are in the works for exciting speaking tours for 2025, so check the NARGS website and chapter websites for updates and details as plans are developed and finalized.
Eastern and Central Canada
Plans are being developed for a 2025 tour.
Northeast Region
Plans are being developed for a 2025 tour.
Southeast/Mid-Atlantic Region
Julia Corden, U.K. horticultural consultant and botanical and garden tour guide will speak to chapters in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic in October 2025.
Midwest Region
Paul Spriggs, rock gardener, crevice garden builder, and co-author of The Crevice Garden, will tour the Great Lakes, Wisconsin-Illinois, and Minnesota chapters in the first half of May.
Western Region
Plans are being developed for a 2025
Pacific Northwest Region
Plans are being developed for a 2025 tour.
**Current as of November 1, 2025. Check NARGS website [Events>Speakers Tours] or local chapter chair for updates and additions.
Overall Chair
- Rosemary Monahan, New England Chapter
Regional Chairs:
- Northeast: Elisabeth Zander, Berkshire Chapter
- Southeast/Mid-Atlantic: Cyndy Cromwell, Piedmont Chapter
- Midwest/Central: Bonnie Ion, Great Lakes Chapter
- West: Panayoti Kelaidis and Steve Aegerter, Rocky Mountain Chapter
- Pacific Northwest: Christine Ebrahimi, Columbia-Willamette and Northwestern Chapters
- Eastern and Central Canada: Bella Seiden and Barbara Cooper, Ontario Rock Garden & Hardy Plant Society