Drum Roll Please
Grand Rapids Michigan was the host city for this years annual conference of Garden Communicators International. 2024 was the first time in its’ 76 year history Garden Communicators International honoured an Australian garden communicator,
What an Honour!
Now a Fellow of GardenComm International, this honour recognizes me as a member in good standing demonstrating exceptionally high degrees of skill, professional ethics, and dedication to GardenComm’s mission and values.
Education and Collaboration
GardenComm International provides opportunities for education, recognition, career development and a forum for wide-ranging interactions and collaborations within the gardening and horticulture industries for garden communicators all over the world.
Traveling and Sharing Knowledge
After many years serving as a Regional Director (Canada and The Rest of The World), I worked on the marketing sub committee set up especially for the purpose of rebranding of Garden Writers Association (GWA) to become Garden Communicators International (GardenComm). I have attended every face-to-face conference since 2015 and the virtual ones during the pandemic.
I feel extremely lucky to have been mentored by some incredible garden communicators during my association with this organisation.
Visiting the best of the best public and private gardens all over the USA and Canada, as well as behind the scenes sneak peeks into world famous plant growers and the work that they do to bring beautiful healthy plants to market has been one of the most wonderful aspects of my GardenComm membership and travel over the years.
Educational opportunities provided by speakers from all over the world have been integral to my professional development in garden communcations.
Each year, I am updated and inspired by not only the latest plants coming to market, the trends but also equipment that is available for gardeners and I bring that back that knowledge with me each year to Perth to share with my clients and radio audiences.
Mostly, though it is the people who have become my trusted friends freely sharing information and a desire for genuine collaboration despite the challenges associated with the tyranny of distance.
If you would like to find out more about being a member of Garden Communicators International please click on the link below
Photo: Bill Mulvihill
