Neil Lajeunesse – The Magic of Soils on March 27

Join the Hardy Plant Society, Connecticut Chapter, on Wednesday, March 27 at 7pm for “The Magic of Soils” with Neil Lajeunesse. The event is being held at the Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center, 156 Prospect St, Wethersfield.
This talk will be in person only, so come out and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow gardeners, plant talk, and snacks and beverages.
Free to members, $10 drop-in. Sign up by sending a check by regular mail to: HPS c/o Maryanne Gryboski, 88 Eager Road, Franklin, CT 06254.
Learn about the science and art of soils from the General Manager of the Custom Soils division at Dunning, located in Farmington, CT. With the skills of a master soils chef, Neil specializes in developing recipes for individual situations. At a bulldozed construction site, he matched the local soils and returned the site to what previously existed, blending with the local environment. Neil creates soils that are custom engineered for ballfields, golf courses, rooftop gardens, rain gardens, commercial marijuana growing and more, and he oversees the extensive composting production. Neil has recently created soil for a riverbed restoration project, returning a recently dredged riverbed to its natural composition, per mandates for river protection. Neil earned a degree in Accounting from Quinnipiac University, and a degree in Agronomy from UConn. After working 10 years at a golf course, he joined Dunning where he works in soils and sales.