GARDENING BOTANICAL GARDENS. The Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way, is now open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. The TBG nursery is closed until October. Guided tours of the gardens are at 10 a.m. Wednesday and Saturday. TBG's new climate controlled tropical exhibit opens with a flourish from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 8, with games, stories and crafts for the kids and free piña colada eegee's for those wearing tropical shirts. Admission is $3, $2 for seniors, and free for children under 12. Call 326-9255 for information. PLANT OF THE MONTH. The Arizona Nursery Association and Arizona Municipal Water Users Association have started a plant of the month program in order to meet the demand for more water-efficient plants. The June plant of the month is Hesperaloe. Visit your local participating nursery and ask for your free Plant of the Month brochure. TUCSON ORGANIC GARDENERS. The Master Composters of the Tucson Organic Gardeners staff a compost maintenance site at TBG from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday to answer all of your composting questions. Call the Compost Assistance Line at 798-6215; or call 883-0377 for information on monthly lectures. MONSOON PLANTING. Join Native Seeds/SEARCH gardener Bob Stone for a two-hour desert gardening workshop from 7 to 9 a.m. Saturday, June 15, at the NS/S Sylvester House Annex, 2130 N. Alvernon Way. Workshop is open to all and includes hands-on experience with where and when to plant, garden bed preparation, plant care and harvesting, desert composting, growing plants for seeds, seed cleaning and storage and local gardening resources. Cost is $12, $10 for NS/S members, and registration is limited to 25 people. Call 327-9123 for reservations and information.

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