Thousand of individual peony plants in scores of varieties still bloom in the historic Schwartz Peony Garden at Seneca Creek State Park in Gaithersburg. Naturalist Dylan Wagner, with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, will give us a walk and talk tour. Parking is a short walk from the peonies. For those who would like to bring a picnic lunch, the Oriole Picnic area is nearby.

Address: Schwartz Peony Garden, Seneca Creek Road, Gaithersburg.

GPS directions lead to an entrance to Seneca Creek State Park.