GARDENING ORGANIC GARDENING. Tucson Open University. 2030 E. Broadway. Learn the tricks of the trade from Esther Moore at an organic gardening workshop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1. Put together a beautiful organic garden in the monsoon season or for fall. Cost is $39. Call 622-0107 to register. BOTANICAL GARDENS. The Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way, is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily this summer. Nursery hours are 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Saturday. Guided tours of the gardens are offered at 10 a.m. Wednesday and Saturday. Regular attractions include the following: Birds and Gardening tours at 9 a.m. Tuesday; Gardening for the Newcomer classes the first Thursday and third Saturday of each month; plant clinics; the Native Seeds/SEARCH mini-museum, open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and the TBG library open Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Admission to the gardens 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.

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