Rose-pruning time at Carrie Blake garden

It’s time to prune roses to get them ready to bloom their best and have the best health.

The Sequim Botanical Garden Society (SBGS) offers a “Work to Learn” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Terrace Garden — located near the bandshell in Carrie Blake Community Park — and led by long-time volunteer Lee Bowen.

Attendees are encouraged to come with clippers and gloves, see a demonstration from Bowen, and get practice under him and other garden volunteers. The gardens are located at the Water Reuse Demonstration Site just north of Carrie Blake Community Park. Enter at the Fir Street entrance, park in the lot there, and walk across the footbridge to the Terraced Gardens. The roses are located at the first staircase, and the demonstration will take place there.

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From spring to fall, “Work to Learn” parties are an opportunity for novice and seasoned gardeners to volunteer together. Bring gardening gloves, tools, sunscreen and hats. Attendees can also attend to listen, watch and mingle with other members of the community.

Look for yellow signs to find parking near the Water Reuse entrance and near the bandshell in the park.

SBGS is a volunteer partner with the City of Sequim and a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization providing information and a visual demonstration of what can be done in home gardening with research-based horticultural practices.

For more information, contact the SBGS president Dona Brock at brockdl88@gmail.com or 360-460-8865, and find SBGS at fb.me/SequimBotanicalGarden or SequimBotanicalGarden.org.

Photo courtesy of Renne Emiko Brock