« Tuesday »
Birds and gardening tour — Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way. Tour explores plants and gardening practices that will attract birds to your backyard. Look for and identify the birds that visit the gardens and urban Tucson gardens. 9-10 a.m. first and last Tuesdays of the month. Free with TBG admission: $5 adults; discounts available. 326-9686.
« Wednesday »
Landscape makeover — Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way. Learn to maximize outdoor living opportunities by applying landscape design principles to decide which plants and hardscape elements to keep and what should go. This hands-on class is led by residential landscape design specialist Judith Ratliff. Students who wish to develop individual, scaled landscape plans will have homework and may purchase supplies after the first class. Preregistration is required. Four sessions, 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, March 7-28. $55; $50 TBG members. 326-9686, Ext. 10.
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Tucson African Violet Society East Side monthly meeting — Far Horizons East, main clubhouse, 7570 E. Speedway. Discussion of growing and care of African violets and gesneriads. Topic is "Summer Care and Travel." 7-9 p.m. March 7. Yearly dues are $20; first visit is free. 574-1367.
« Thursday »
Tucson African Violet Society Northwest Side monthly meeting — The Inn at the Fountains Retirement Complex, 5830 N. Fountains Ave. Discussion of growing and care of African violets and gesneriads. Topic is "Summer Care and Travel." 2:30-4:30 p.m. March 8. Yearly dues are $20; first visit is free. 574-1367.
« Friday »
Exploring Tucson Botanical Gardens — Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way. Plant trivia, history of the gardens. Focus on native flora and plants. 10-11 a.m. Fridays. Free with TBG admission: $5; discounts available. 326-9686, Ext. 39.
« Saturday »
Chef's garden tour — Westward Look Resort, 245 E. Ina Road. Chef Jamie West and his team guide participants through the resort's organic garden. Open to all. 10 a.m. Saturdays through April 7. Free. 297-0134.
"Edible Gardens" — Tohono Chul Park, Education Center Classroom No. 1, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. Learn the secrets of growing Mexican and Mediterranean fruits, vegetables and herbs in our Southern Arizona climate. Preregistration requested. 10 a.m.-noon. March 10. $6; $4 for TCP members. 742-6455.
Spring plant sale — St. Mark's Presbyterian Church, 3809 E. Third St. Vegetables, flowers and herb starter plants for sale from Tucson Organic Gardeners. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. March 10. Free. 670-9158.
• Out of town
Edible and medicinal desert plants — Boyce Thompson Arboretum, 37615 U.S. Highway 60, Superior. Sonoran Desert natives have used plants for food, fiber and medicine for thousands of years. Learn more during a guided walk on the arboretum's Curandero Trail. Some moderately steep sections of the hike are not accessible by wheelchair. 1:30-3 p.m. March 10 and March 25. $7.50 adult admission, $3 for ages 5-12. 1-520-689-2811.
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