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Michael Langley
Lincolnshire, England
Gardening trouble-shooter specialising in container gardening,
rockeries and pests

Biography/Resume:
Michael Langley has spent the last ten years working for Baytree Nurseries, one of the largest garden centres in the United Kingdom. He deals with customer information and is the gardening trouble shooter. His container subjects were featured at the Gardeners World Live Show in 1995/96 and the Chelsea Flower Show 1997/98, and at the Viridea Garden Centre in Milan, Italy. His articles have been published in Garden News, Garden Answers and Your Garden. He has worked with Peter Seabrooke and Daphne Ledwood.
Subjects:
  • Container gardening

  • Garden pests

  • Rockery plants and herbs

  • Colour in the garden

  • 'Contain Yourself' - Containers from scratch [this can be broken down into several presentations]

  • 'The Crackpot Gardener' - break away from the conventional using the imagination as a gardening tool

  • 'Bugs, Slugs and Garden Thugs' - tips of the trade as well as fellow gardeners

Speaking Experience:
Michael Langley has spent 8 years, across five counties, talking to a variety of groups and organisations on behalf of Baytree Nurseries. He has provided information on their exhibits to the public and media at the Chelsea Flower Show and Gardeners World Live, as well as county and local shows. He held demonstrations on container gardening at Viridea in Milan, Italy.