Tucson Weekly: Gardening (April 26

GARDENING

COMMUNITY GARDENS OF TUCSON. Grow your own vegetables in community plots. Join in a weekly work party on Saturdays at 9 a.m. For more details visit www.communitygardensoftucson.org or call 795-8823.
FARMACY GARDEN. 2450 S. Cottonwood Lane. The Farmacy Garden offers classes, workshops, teaching opportunities and internships in sustainable desert gardening. This 9-acre organic farm produces vegetables, medicinal and culinary herbs and flowers. The Farmacy Garden is a non-profit organization serving low-income singles and families lacking health insurance. Call 622-2241 for information.
GARDENING DEMONSTRATIONS. Pima County Cooperative Extension Garden Center. 4210 N. Campbell Ave. 626-5161. Discover interesting ground covers and vines for the desert April 26 at 2 p.m. Learn how to control garden and landscape insect pests May 3 at 2 p.m. Both events are free and take place at the Marana Planning Services Center, 3696 W. Orange Grove.
HYDROPONIC GARDENERS. UA Agri-Farm Greenhouse. 2031 E. Roger Road. Call Bob at 327-8822 or Jo at 751-1005 for information. Admission is free.
NATIVE SEEDS/SEARCH. Native Seeds/SEARCH is a nonprofit group working to conserve the traditional crops, seeds and farming methods of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico. Call 622-5561 for information.
TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. Join horticultural therapist Helen Cowles April 28 from 10 a.m. to noon and learn to create silhouettes of dried and pressed plant materials using photosensitive papers and fabrics. Cost of the workshop is $15 for garden members and $18 for non-members. Call 326-9686 to register and for more information. There is a 45-minute bird and gardening tour every Tuesday at 9 a.m. Explore the plants and gardening practices that attract birds. The tour is free with admission. Gardening for the Newcomer classes meet from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. the first Thursday and third Saturday of the month. Xeriscape classes meet the second Saturday of the month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Cost is $6, and includes admission; it's $4 for garden members. Regular admission to the gardens is $4, $3 for seniors, $1 for children 6 to 11 and free for members and children under age 5. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. The garden nursery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays-Sundays. Call 326-9686 for information.
TUCSON ORGANIC GARDENERS. St. Mark's Presbyterian Church Geneva Room. 3809 E. Third St. The Tucson Organic Gardeners meet the third Tuesday of each month through April. For more information call 670-9158 or visit tucson.com/nonprofits/TOG.
Upcoming
LAVENDER WORKSHOP. Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 326-9686. Learn the many uses and benefits of lavender. May 5, 10 a.m. to noon.