Know before you grow with information from local gardening experts at the next Green Thumb Education Series event, set for noon-1 p.m. Thursday, May 11, in the Carver Room at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.

David Whiting and Jeff de Jong give tips on how to create a thriving, interesting garden year-round in their presentation, “Forty Plants, Four Seasons.”

The duo will look at 40 plants for a multi-season garden that have performed well in their own Port Angeles green spaces. Some plants are common while many are more unusual and strikingly different.

The will also discuss selecting plants suitable for the northern Olympic Peninsula’s climate and soil and how to take advantage of micro-climates and plant challenges to create a lovely four-season garden.

Join the meeting in-person or on Zoom; get a link at extension.wsu.edu/clallam (meeting ID 936 2989 8830, passcode 676224). Or, join by phone at 253-215-8782.

Whiting is an avid gardener and retired Professor and Extension Consumer Horticulture Specialist in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Colorado State University.

He has spent most of his professional career at the county or state level leading Master Gardener Programs.

De Jong is a horticultural instructor at University of Victoria Continuing Education in British Columbia. He is also host of Gardening 101 on CFAX 1070 AM in Victoria, B.C., is a garden speaker and writer as well as a tour guide leader for the Clallam County Master Gardeners’ Petals and Pathways Garden Tour.

Sponsored by WSU Clallam County Master Gardeners, the Green Thumbs Garden Tips education series is offered on the second and fourth Thursday each month through October (in November, December and January, one program is offered). Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar (extension.wsu.edu/clallam) for the latest information on upcoming presentations.

For more information, call 360-565-2679.