Victoria's Secret Garden & Nursery
Speaking Topics
A Georgia native born in Marietta, Victoria is a lifelong gardener. She is a horticulturist with a private nursery, from which she sells mail-order heirloom and native seeds & plants; she gives monthly plant workshops at her nursery and teaches other gardening classes; she gives presentations to garden clubs, country clubs, church groups, & community organizations; she is a published writer of gardening articles and was the gardening columnist for a monthly magazine; and she was a Farmers’ Market vendor for seven years. Victoria is available to speak on a variety of topics, including:
"Kudzu Shui"
a uniquely southern gardening perspective including anecdotes,
a discussion of southern heirloom plants, and their proper garden placement
"Adventures in Urban Agriculture"
backyard farming on a postage-stamp subdivision lot
from a veteran farmers' market vendor of seven years who's done it
"Old-Fashioned vs. Newfangled"
heirloom vs. hybrid varieties of flowers and vegetables
including a discussion of growing heirloom tomatoes
"Not Your Average Herb Class"
herb history, uses, and culture
asphidity bags and water witching and murder weapons...oh my!
"Making Herbal-Infused Vinegars - easy as 1-2-3"
using fresh-cut herbs from your garden, these vinegars are used
to make healthy salad dressings and they also make perfect homemade gifts
"The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly"
phytopathology (plant diseases), identification, & control
"Phytoremediation with Houseplants"
the latest research results on whether certain houseplants can remove toxins from the air in your home or office
"There's Gold in Georgia"
plants for superior performance in Georgia.
a discussion of the Georgia Gold Medal Program and a listing of the winners since 1994.
"God planted a garden…"
flowers, plants, and herbs of the Bible; including scriptural gardening helps of
starting from seed, pruning, soil amending, and naughty figs
"Cheap is Good, but Free is Better"
frugal gardening techniques from a lifelong cheapskate
"Floriography"
the ‘Language of Flowers’
(Victorian meanings assigned to flowers as a way of silent communication)
"Grocery Store Gardening"
shopping in the produce department for unusual seed/plant sources
you can take home and grow
"Contain Your Delight"
gorgeous container gardens (annual or perennial) for color, sun, shade, herbs, vegetables
"Super-Duper Hypertufa"
make your own cement planter
"Made in the Shade"
designing a spectacular shade-garden retreat
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