The Sequim Botanical Garden Society’s next “Work to Learn” party, focusing on planting dahlia tubers and controlling the snails and slugs, is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Sequim Botanical Garden just north of Carrie Blake Community Park, near the bandshell.

Lee Bowen, the group’s resident dahlia expert, and colleague John Hassel will demonstrate the planting process. Attendees will also be able to see the planted young dahlia seedlings. Master Gardener Maryann Ballard will talk about snails and slugs, various ways of controlling them, and how long they are a danger to the young plants.

Afterward, until 3 p.m., attendees can help apply preventive pellets to the seedlings, help dig weeds, deadhead fading daffodils and/or transplant isolated tulips into consolidated groups.

Organizers say attendees are encouraged to stay after the talk to do some practical hands-on deadheading of spent flowers, study the layout of plantings and look for signs of the next wave of blooms.

Bring gardening gloves, tools, sunscreen and hats and come mingle with other attendees.

The society 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 society president Dona Brock at BROCKDL88@gmail.com or 360-460-8865. Or, visit fb.me/SequimBotanicalGarden or SequimBotanicalGarden.org.

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