Understanding Garden Soils

Understanding Garden Soils

In-Person Horticulture and Gardening Class
a person filling a small pot with soil
Hank Davis

Dates & Prices

Saturday, March 29, 2025
1:00–4:00 pm


Fee: $69

Fee for Innovators, Gardens Preferred, and Gardens Premium Members: $62


Registrations may be cancelled up to two weeks before the event, and your registration fee, less a $30 processing fee, will be refunded.

To notify us of your cancellation, email us or call 610-388-5454.

Register by March 23, 2025

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But, how often do we ignore that basic fact and begin planting without a real understanding of the soil we have and how it relates to and impacts the plants that we’re trying to grow? Join Mark Highland, President of The Organic Mechanics Soil Company, to learn about the different kinds of soils and how their characteristics translate to advantages and disadvantages for your garden. We’ll also cover practical methods for improving your soil, and you’ll leave with actionable advice that will have you digging in the dirt in no time.

Location

Grove Studio 104; Grove Studio 105 

Instructor

Mark Highland

Mark Highland pushed his first shovel into garden soil on a beautiful piece of Illinois farmland. After he "grew up", he earned a B.S. degree in Environmental Horticulture at the University of Florida. Mark focused his M.S. degree studies on compost and potting soil. After the Longwood Graduate Program, Mark started an organic, peat-free potting soil company, The Organic Mechanic Soil Company, LLC.