David was born and raised in Yorkshire, England, but has made Canada his home. He has ink stains on his green thumb and lives in Waterloo, Ontario, where he loves to watch things grow — his children, his garden, his friends and his compost heap.

In addition to creating the Garden Humour Web site, he is  the garden columnist for the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, and The Guelph Mercury.

He has written two books of humorous garden stories --  Soiled Reputations, and Diary of a Mad Gardener

David is always available for speaking and/or storytelling engagements. He has spoken to many horticultural societies and gardening groups, including Canada Blooms, The Canadian National Exhibition, The Southwestern Flower Show in Atlanta Georgia, The Ontario Horticultural Association Convention.

His talks entertain with tales of garden adventures with lots of tips, or focus on the practical aspects of gardening with the humour and passion of a lifelong gardener. Join him on a light-hearted and informative journey to the heart of gardens and gardeners. See magic and mystery while exploring the essential qualities discovered in both -- inspiration, creativity, patience . . . and humour. A gardener must be able to laugh with their garden, otherwise they'd cry (laugh while you garden and you'll live forever!).

Member of the Garden Writers Association (GWA)

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Typical  speaking engagements since 2001 - - always informative and entertaining.

• For the Love of Gardening, Peterborough, Ont.
  
• MC at Galt Horticultural Society Dream Garden Conference.
•  Toronto Storytelling Festival --  Workshop on writing and telling humorous stories.
• The Ontario Garden Show 
• Stratford Garden Show.
•  Kitchener Public Library -- Tips and Tales from a Mad Gardener.
•  Cloverleaf Garden Club Mississauga.
• Waterloo -- MC The Dandelion Festival.
•  Oakville University Women's Club.
•  Barrie Horticultural Society.
•  Waterloo Probus Club.
•  Mount Hamilton Horticultural Society.
•  Canadian Authors Association (Kitchener branch)
•  Paris Horticultural Society.
•  Learning Unlimited Woodstock.
•  Credit Valley Horticultural Society.
•  Guelph Horticultural Society
•  Elmira Horticultural Society
•  Tilsonburg Horticultural Society
•  MC Toronto Storytelling Festival Cabaret
•  The Stratford Garden Show
•  The Ayr Horticultural Society
•  At the Scarborough library
•  Preston Horticultural Society
•  Wilmot Horticultural Society
•  University of Waterloo Bookstore
•  Amherstburg Garden Tour Weekend
•  Preston Horticultural Society
•  Eden Mills Writers' Festival (At The Fringe)
•  Moorefield Horticultural Society
•  Perspectives Series at the University of Toronto at Mississauga.
•  Streetsville Horticultural Society
•  Southeastern Flower Show, Atlanta, Georgia
•  The Canadian National Exhibition 
• Elora and Salem Horticultural Society Conference
•  Woodstock Probus Club
•  The Success With Gardening Show, The International Centre, Toronto
•  Ontario Horticultural Association Convention, North Bay, Ontario
• And more and more
  

More information on speaking
e-mail dhobson@golden.net

519-576-2498