Speaking

Reinier van de Poll provides engaging, informative and humor-filled PowerPoint seminars in a wide variety of garden design topics.

  • Topics can include patio and deck design, creating backyard retreats, spaces for entertaining, incorporating features likes swimming pools or water features or fire-bowls, and comprehensive planting arrangements.
  • Practical advice is provided on the design process, products and materials.
  • Reinier shares personal and professional landscape stories that all can relate to.
  • Seminars are available in 1-2 hours presentations, or full day workshops.
  • Fees are flexible and can be discussed to best suit your needs.

Reinier has been a Garden Design speaker at:

  • Van Dusen Botanical Gardens
  • Vancouver Master Gardeners
  • Vancouver Sun Gardening School at the BC Home & Garden Show
  • Richmond Garden Club
  • Port Coquitlam Garden Club
  • North Vancouver Garden Club
  • Squamish Garden Club
  • Port Moody Garden Club
  • South Surrey Garden Club
  • West Vancouver Garden Club
  • Salt Spring Island Garden Club
  • Maple Ridge Arts Centre seminar series
  • Amsterdam Nursery Garden School
  • HSBC’s client appreciation seminars

“Reinier van de Poll is a very popular instructor of workshops on garden design given to Master Gardeners. His personable presentations show many different facets of his talent as a designer. All participants learn various new ways to approach their own garden projects. Working with Reiner is a real pleasure.”

Jo McDaniel
Vancouver Master Gardeners

“Looking at Reinier’s fabulous ‘before and after’ landscapes generated many ‘Wows’ from the audience, but the ideas were nonetheless inspirational for our own little plots of land. His ‘tips to consider’ are invaluable, whether we are looking at a total renovation or just tweaking those difficult areas.”

Port Coquitlam Garden Club

“If you feel like work in the garden is coming to an end and that it will be a long wait until spring, remember that planning and design never go out of season. I had the good fortune recently to attend a seminar on design for small gardens at the ever-lovely Van Dusen botanical gardens, and my creative juices are flowing. The seminar was led by Reinier van de Poll, whom I have had the good fortune of seeing on several occasions.”

Melissa Geddes
Squamish Chief Newspaper
Squamish Garden Club

“The Salt Spring Island Garden Club thoroughly enjoyed Reinier’s informative and engaging presentation on garden design. For many members, the most memorable takeaway was the importance of “editing” the garden. Inspired by his advice, many of us returned home eager to remove, relocate, and refine our plantings, creating more harmonious spaces by ensuring that each plant was in the right place.”

Dr. Pat Campbell
Program Director
Salt Spring Island Garden Club