Gardening for Acidic Soils - PBG0103

NOTE: This is an in-person program, held in the Brookside Gardens Visitor Center auditorium.

Are you struggling with acidic soil in your garden and plants that require more neutral or alkaline conditions? Learn how to work with nature rather than against it! A wide variety of ornamental plants, both native and exotic, thrive in acidic soil conditions. This lecture will review a broad range of perennials, trees, shrubs, vines, grasses and ferns that perform best under soil pH levels of 4.5-6. Be amazed at what you can grow in moderate to highly acidic soils.

Todd Boland Bio
Todd graduated from the Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1994 with a MSc. in plant ecology, with a focus on native orchids. Today he is the horticulturist at the Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden, where he designs and maintains six acres of horticultural plantings. His particular plant passions are alpines and Asian flora. Todd is the current vice-president of the North American Rock Garden Society and chair of their Newfoundland Chapter. He is also a board member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Wildflower Society. A prolific photographer, writer and international lecturer, he has authored six photographic field guides on the native and naturalized flora of Atlantic Canada. He has also authored three gardening books, Favourite Perennials for Atlantic Canada, Shrubs and Vines for Atlantic Canada and most recently Gardening for Acidic Soils, a book co-written with Jamie Ellison of Nova Scotia.