What’s the dirt on dirt? Come learn about some of the exciting properties of healthy soils and how they impact your landscape.
In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to assess soils and learn the functions that help support all kinds of healthy plants.
Whether you grow vegetables, flowers, trees, or shrubs, this workshop will introduce you to a deeper understanding of garden soil, and give you tips and techniques for creating healthy soils in your yard.
This program meets in person at the Arboretum.
Instructor: Michelle Catania, green industry outreach coordinator, The Morton Arboretum
Age: 16 and older
Course number: H770
Instructor
Michelle Catania, green industry outreach coordinator, The Morton Arboretum
Michelle Catania is a certified arborist who is frequently called upon by the green industry for her expertise in urban environmental issues. Catania has co-published several journal articles geared toward improving urban soil conditions to promote healthy urban trees. Over the last several years, she has become a recognized leader in repackaging science and delivering it to the green industry through lectures, conference speaking engagements, and hands-on workshops. She is committed to helping urban trees succeed through educational outreach programs. She holds a BS in Biological Sciences and MS in Geography from Northern Illinois University.
What to Know
This program meets indoors.
Please bring materials for taking notes and a water bottle.
Program Schedule
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Thornhill Education Center (parking lot P-21), West Side
