Workshops and Talks
Alongside our iconic garden tours, Garden Marlborough’s Workshops & Talks programme offers even more ways to immerse yourself in the festival experience. Featuring our international keynote speaker and an inspiring line-up of experts, makers and creatives, discover a diverse programme of hands-on workshops, practical sessions and engaging conversations designed to spark ideas and inspire new passions.
“To have such inspirational overseas speakers is what differentiates your event from other similar shows.”
- Beverley McConell, QSM
See 2025’s presenters below
WORKSHOP
The Art of Bonsai
Steven Yin
TALK
Key Note: An Evening with Jamie Durie
Jamie Durie
WORKSHOP
Make your own vase
Lily May Ceramics
TALK
Stylish Entertaining
Fiona Hugues
WORKSHOP
How to Prune Fruit Trees
Kath Irvine
TALK
Transterior
Jamie Durie
WORKSHOP
Māori Flax Weaving
Abbey Greenwood & Carleen Heemi
TALK
Naturalism in NZ Context
Jill Simpson
WORKSHOP
Smartphone Photography
Helen McLeod
TALK
Book Launch: He Puāwai
Phil Garnock-Jones
WORKSHOP
Distilling Masterclass
Roots Marlborough
TALK
Soil Driven Success
Kath Irvine
WORKSHOP
BBQ
Mastery
Brad Millar
