testimonials

Thank you Stefan!  Your talk was wonderful, fun and inspiring! :)

Kathryn Aitken, Westmount Horticultural Society.

Dear Stefan,

Thank you so much for your highly interesting and beautiful presentation, I think everybody enjoyed it and I am sure we shall come back to you to give another presentation on a different subject and also come and visit your farm.

So thank again and hope to see you soon.

Dagmar Guttmann, Garden Club of Montreal

Hi Stefan,

Just wanted to thank you for an excellent and inspirational talk yesterday. It was an amazing gift to to learn about your journey and progress over the years, but most of all your optimistic and inspirational life philosophy! I'm sure you must have hear this many times, but if only more people were like you...! Again, thank you, and we can't wait for that visit in June."

Faan Rossouw, Permaculture classes at Mac Campus

"We were absolutely thrilled by your wonderful presentation.  It was dynamic, entertaining and informative and our members loved it.  I think we all became inspired to make our own little Garden of Eden, in our own backyards, where we can grow and pick our own fruit.  We look forward to welcoming you back next year to teach us all about pruning."

Sally Cooke, President, Westmount Horticultural Society

'' Thanks for a great talk last night in Westmount. It was informative, fun and motivational[I’m ready to add to my garden]..

Thanks again for a great talk. It is very evident that you are passionate about what you do. I joined only last night due to your lecture and the chance to hear you again in the Fall."

Steve Prussin, New Member of WHS

"Thank you so much for your entertaining and informative lecture last Wednesday evening. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute and learned a lot - I wish I could convince our condo association regarding dandelions! Several members asked me for your co-ordinates and I would be very happy for you to come back and instruct us regarding garden maintenance one day."

Jenny  Richardson, Beaconsfield Garden Club

"Hi Stefan,    your talk and your presentation was one of the best we ever had!  I am quite sure you have to come again and speak about another topic. :)"

Eva Daeumling, Brome Lake Garden Club

We really enjoyed your presentation and I’m sure you have encouraged many of those who attended to make some changes in their gardens.

 We (the Garden Club) have had two inspiring lectures in the past two months, yours and one given by Pat Webster.

Jeanne Marler, Brome Lake Garden Club

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank you on behalf of the Diggers and Weeders Garden Club of Montreal for the outstanding lecture that you presented to our members on November 14, 2012.

All our members thoroughly enjoyed your presentation on GARDEN LIGHTING “To Light Up Your Life”. It was most informative, enjoyable, entertaining, and very easy to follow with the wonderful slide projection you provided to back up your presentation.

The members are still talking about your lecture and how much they enjoyed listening to you. Following your lecture, you were able to respond to their questions and offered solutions to their concerns. Your technical knowledge was impressive and so well prepared.

Congratulations on a great presentation. We hope you will come back for another engagement and speak to the Diggers & Weeders Garden Club of Montreal on one of your other numerous topics."

Jane Chisholm, Program Chairman, Diggers & Weeders Garden Club

"Hi Stefan,

That was an amazing workshop yesterday. As you predicted you demystified the process for us.

I'm finishing my portfolio as program coordinator but will put you on the list of return speakers."

Karen Runnels, Beaconsfield Garden Club

“I have had many requests to have you back to present other lectures.”

"The response to your presentation was excellent…. As usual we very much enjoyed your presentation and once again learned many new things about our environment.”

Margo Purvis, Adult English Programs, Beaconsfield Library

"Your presentations never disappoint. Pruning is clearly an art and out trees and bushes will be forever grateful, we learned a lot tonight."

Roslyn Woodcock, Hudson Garden Club

"Thanks again for a superb talk"

Marlene Harris, President, The Zoological Society of Montreal

"I received many phone calls the next day from people who just raved about how much they enjoyed listening to you.”

Donna Lach, Westmount Municipal Library

“...most interesting and informative lecture last week at the Insectarium. All the members who were there really enjoyed it and felt they had learnt some very useful hints."

Bess Morton, President, Garden Club of Montreal

“You really made the subject come alive. Looking forward to having you back in the future.”

Lisa Rasmussen, Librarian, Reginald J.P. Dawson Library

“By your enthusiasm and the quality of your exposés you captured the attention of the audience”

M. Albany Maher, President, Soc. D’Horticulture et d’Écologie de Varennes Inc.

would like to thank you for the three seminars…they were vividly interesting to the 122 participants.”

Geneviève Fortin, Prof. Libr., Bibliothèque T.A. Saint-Germain

"I enjoyed every minute of your speech and laughed wholeheartedly through some of it. I look forward to hearing you again in the near future.”

Janet Larsen, Hudson Garden Club

"Thank you for your most informative talk. ...we'll all be putting our gardens to bed and remembering your tips."

Coleen Bell, Dorval Horticultural Society 

Your humour created a warm atmosphere. Through concrete tricks and simple words…your communicative passion for birds has once again conquered a very interested audience.”

Michelle Dupuy, Directrice-adjointe, Municipal Library of Vaudreuil-Dorion

“Your enthusiasm for, and knowledge about creative yet simplified landscaping for the average homeowner put us all at ease.”

Evlyn Payton Tayler, Kirkland Municipal Library

"Your excellent reputation as an ornithologist and speaker has preceded you, we had a full house. Like last fall's seminar, the numerous members present much appreciated your exposé."

Paul Pouliot, Agronome and author, Pierrefonds Horticulture and Ecology Society

“Stefan Sobkowiak gave a wonderful presentation liberally peppered with jokes and anecdotes.”

Lake of Two Mountains Gazette

"Thank you for your wonderful presentation to the members of the Dorval Garden Club last night.  My husband, who sometimes accompanies me semi-reluctantly to these meetings, declared it to be the best session he had attended.  So there!"

Marthe Couture, Dorval Garden Club

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