Tallinn Botanic Garden's Peony Days start on Sunday

During the lead-up to and the week after Midsummer’s Day, Tallinn Botanic Garden is celebrating the blooming season of the majestic peonies. From 22 to 28 June, you can enjoy the beauty of peonies, take part in fascinating tours and get tips on how to grow peonies yourself.

The botanic gardens’ exhibit presents the history of peony cultivation. The collection features nearly 300 varieties, cultivars and hybrids of peonies with different flowering colours, as well as the new Itoh peonies.

"Along with roses, peonies have become one of the most popular mid-summer perennials. These lush and hardy flowers whose blooming is a highlight of the summer are becoming highly sought after for people’s gardens," says Anne Jaakson, curator of the peonies at Tallinn Botanic Garden.

During the Peony Days there will be guided tours led by Anne Jaakson, the curator of the peony collection, a plant sale from the selection of the Mädapea manor flower garden and advice for those who want to enrich their gardens with peonies. On Saturday, 28 June, there will also be a performance by the dance group "Tuisuline".

Programme for the Peony Days:

Sunday, 22 June

11:00–16:00 Plant sale
12:00 Guided tour

Friday, 27 June

11:00–16:00 Plant sale
14:00 Guided tour

Saturday, 28 June

11:00–16:00 Plant sale and consultations with the curator
12:30 Performance by dance group “Tuisuline”.
 

All events are included in the botanic garden entrance fee.

Tallinn Botanic Garden is open daily from 10:00–19:00, and the Palm House daily from 11:00–19:00.

 

Founded in 1961, the Tallinn Botanic Garden is a research, educational and cultural institution that focuses on the protection and introduction of plants. It is situated on a 40-hectare area next to the Pirita River Valley. In total, around 8500 plant species grow here in open air and in greenhouses. The mission of the Tallinn Botanic Garden is to preserve, develop and introduce rich plant collections and herbaria and carry out research and nature education work to preserve and increase biodiversity. Tallinn Botanic Garden aims to be an advocate for a modern, environmentally-conscious mindset and the promotion of garden and landscape design.