GARDENING BEAT THE HEAT. Tucson Open University. 2030 E. Broadway. 622-0170. Learn to plant and maintain a beautiful organic vegetable garden, even in the severe Tucson heat. Esther Moore, experienced desert gardener, offers a workshop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 29. Cost is $39. Call Phill Miles at 622-0170 to register. VEG OUT. Healthy eating and community camaraderie are what the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Organic Harvesters Hangout Project is all about. If you're interested in maintaining a small garden plot in the downtown area, call 624-2447 for information. 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. Regular attractions include Birds and Gardening tours at 9 a.m. Tuesday; Gardening for the Newcomer from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. the first Thursday and third Saturday of the month; the Native Seeds/SEARCH mini-museum of ethnobotanical displays, open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and the TBG library, open from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 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 670-9158 for information on monthly lectures.

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