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GARDENING
BOTANICAL GARDENS. Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon
Way. Birds and Gardening Tours are 45-minute guided tours
exploring the plants and gardening practices that attract birds
to your backyard. Tours run at 9 a.m. every Tuesday. Exploring
the Tucson Botanical Gardens is a guided tour highlighting
TBG history and plant trivia, and familiarizing you with native
flora and other plants that grow well in Tucson. These tours are
at 10 a.m. every Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Tours are free
with admission. Introduction to Tucson Gardening classes
focus on using drought-tolerant plants to colorful and low-maintenance
effect. Classes are from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. the first Thursday
and the third Saturday of the month. Cost is $5, which includes
admission; or $3 for TBG members. Regular admission to the gardens
is $4, $3 for seniors, free for members and children under age
12. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Sunday. Call
326-9686 for information.
GARDENING DEMONSTRATION. The Pima County Cooperative Extension
offers free gardening workshops every at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the
Extension Garden Center, 4210 N. Campbell Ave., and again at 1
p.m. at the Wilmot Library, 530 N. Wilmot Road. Call 626-5161
for information on upcoming topics.
HYDROPONIC GARDENERS. Tucson High School Cafeteria. 400
N. Second Ave. The Hydroponic Gardeners of Tucson meet the third
Wednesday of every month for a 6:30 p.m. social and a 7 p.m. meeting.
Call Karen at 881-3248 for information.
PLANT SALE. Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum. 37615
Highway 60. The Arboretum presents its annual fall plant sale
and landscaping festival from October 16 through November
1. Call Leslie at 689-5248 for more information.
SONORAN DESERT CONFERENCE. Holiday Inn. 4550 S. Palo Verde
Drive. The Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society presents Sonoran
2, Friday and Saturday, October 23 through 24. This two-day
conference includes lectures, workshops, sales and a silent auction.
Call Richard Wiedhopf at 626-4429 for more information.
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