"Thank you so much for your talk - excellent feedback - all 'excellent' or 'v good' votes! I will be back to you for next year's talks, and I will be happy to recommend you." Brenda, Speaker's Secretary St Albans U3A
- Gardeners are generous by nature and Anne is generous with her knowledge and her wit. Her presentation on Why Gardens is serious but filled with humour. My husband did not doze off - now that is saying something
- Another stimulating talk that made me and my fellow gardeners think. Anne does not talk - she imparts knowledge and involves her audience. I asked for a talk on Roses but never thought she would go back to the age of the dinosaur. I have invited her back knowing that whatever topic I choose as speaker's secretary Anne will deliver - Ida, Hitchen Horticultural Society
Thanks so much for your really interesting talk on Tuesday. Capel Manor is definitely on my list for a visit now. (Sawbridgworth Evening WI - June 2025)
- "Now don't go home without me booking another talk for next year" Elizabeth - Goffs Oak Horicultural Society
- Just a quick note to thank you for a very informative and entertaining talk last night. You certainly inspired our members to go and visit Capel Manor, or to go there again, me included (October 2025)
- "It was fascinating learning about the tricks of the trade behind some show gardens etc. We'd love to have you back again for a different talk. I'll be in touch." Carole WGC/Hatfield U3A Garden Group
- "Anne has stimulated us to use our minds and explore different horticultural concepts relating them to our lives." Peggy STH Group Member at Capel Manor
On behalf of the society I'd like to thank you for the very enjoyable and thought provoking talk on Gardening with Natives yesterday. We look forward to having you to speak for us again in the near future. (Wheathamsted Horticultural Society March 2024)
Thank you for your interesting and informative presentation to Caddington Gardening Club yesterday evening (August 2025)
- Thank you so much for a really interesting talk this morning. I'm sure many of our members will visit, or re-visit, Capel Manor during the Summer and find it more enjoyable with the information you passed on - Viv Booth Verulam U3A
- "Anne's Wildlife talk was very interesting. I never realised how much we had lost and what is still at risk. I intend to use what I have learnt in my own garden to encourage the birds & bees." Speaker's Secretary Lea Valley U3A Garden Group
- I thoroughly enjoyed the evening and I am ever so grateful to Anne for all the information about the type of plants I could use for my shady area.
- "Many thanks for coming to give your very interesting talk to the Hertford National Trust on the ''Ancient Gardens Before The Common Era' last Monday. I know the members I spoke to thoroughly enjoyed it" - Diana
Your talk was excellent, informative and, I think, very helpful to us with all the good ideas for managing our gardens as we get older - and there were some excellent ideas. The talk was very well received as evidenced by the end of meeting gathering of our members to talk to you and to take a closer look at the examples of equipment that you brought (Hertfordshire Engineers - August 2025)
- A big thankyou for your gizmos talk. Enjoyed by all. Hope to see you again in the near future. Regards September 2026 St Stephens Gardening Club
- "Thank you so much for coming to speak to us last night. Members mentioned to me how much they enjoyed your talk, and we'll definitely consider another of your talks." Louise Puckeridge WI
- "Just wanted to thank you again for such an interesting talk today. There was a lot of feedback from the members of the group saying they really enjoyed it & found it very informative" - Mary Kelly Croxley U3A
- I wanted to say thank you very much for an illuminating talk. There certainlyare many sides to Horticultural Therapy. We all enjoyed it. Cheers - be in touch later for another one,
- Once again thank you so much for last night - and the plant list which I will find extremely useful. I can now start planning my borders
The New Year for Trees talk was so interesting I had no idea of the different properties of trees and their fruits. I am still trying to ‘digest’ it all.
I will definitely look at fruit differently now. Many thanks again Susan (January 2022)
- "Thank you so much again for giving New Vistas your excellent talk yesterday, our members greatly appreciated it. You do have a lovely, clear voice which is easily heard; not always a feature prominent in a lot of our speakers. I will hope very much that you will pay us another visit next year"- Juliet
- "Your talk was excellent, well illustrated and very well received." Rosie, Welwyn Garden Horticultural Society
- Thank you so much for your really interesting and exceptional talk which is much appreciated
- Thank You’ for your very amusing and informative talk on Monday. Everyone I have spoken to found it very interesting, even if they may not take up the ideas!
Talk to Hertford National Trust Group at Hertford Theatre.
Anne with Jonathan Kaye, Mayor of Ware at High Cross & Thunderidge WI