SEQUIM — The Sequim Botanical Garden Society invites the public to its Work to Learn Party at Carrie Blake Park starting at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Jean Pier, the current society president and designer of the new peony bed at the Terrace Garden at Carrie Blake Community Park, 202 N. Blake Ave., will talk on peony varieties and their care.
Pier, a former master gardener, has a doctorate in geochemistry from Washington University in St. Louis and worked for Jacobs Engineering to address contaminant transportation in groundwater at Superfund sites.
Pier has lived in Sequim for 20 years and been involved with the Terrace Garden development for more than 10 years.
She will talk about the varieties of peonies and growing healthy peony plants that thrive and bloom from May through June.
As a special offer, peony plants will be available, each for a $10 donation to the society.
Attendees will be encouraged to work alongside the garden society members caring for the new peony bed.
The public is always welcome to come to the Sequim Botanical Garden at Carrie Blake Community Park near the James band shell to observe the activity and see the renovation underway for the Terrace Garden.
The Sequim Botanical Garden Society is a volunteer partner with the city of Sequim and a nonprofit organization.
The group provides educational information and a visual demonstration of what can be done in home gardening with research-based horticultural practices near the band shell in Carrie Blake Community Park.
For further information, contact Pier at jeangpier@gmail.com or call 360-681-2308.
More information about the society can be found on Facebook or at Sequim BotanicalGarden.org.
