PICNIC AND SPEAKER JUNE 26 HPS would like to continue our recently instituted Summer Picnic and add a new element. We are adding a speaker to the mix of great food and visiting friends! The event will be held at Quackin’ Grass Nursery as in the past but with the bonus of Dr. Jonathan Lehrer providing a slide lecture. Jonathan is presently a full-fledged professor at Farmingdale State College on Long Island. A graduate of UConn, he was integral in developing the popular UConn Plant Database website. His graduate work in conjunction with Dr. Mark Brand focused upon the mysteries of Japanese barberry cultivars and their invasive potential. A New York native, he is also a hopeless plant addict with an eye for variegated plants and choice woody species. His presentation, Pushing the Zone, will feature a walk around the nursery highlighting the placement of more sensitive plants in supportive microclimates