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Gardening Insights Events for Fall 2007 to Spring 2008

• Perfect Poolside Plants
  Sat., Oct. 27 / 10:00am / Ed. Ctr. #1  Tohono Chul Park
  Feel like you're swimming in a compost pile? Maybe you just have the wrong plants around your pool! Greg Corman will discuss options for creating comfortable, safe, and attractive poolside plantings with minimal litter and mess. Corman also discusses non-plant options that might be preferable in some situations.
• Gardening for Sensory Delight
  Sat., Dec. 1 / 10:00am / Ed. Ctr. #1  Tohono Chul Park
  Greg Corman and Lynn Hassler will share design ideas for gardens that stimulate all five senses using "desert friendly" and sustainable plant and hardscape elements.
• Sculpture Tour
  Sat., Jan. 19th/ 8:00am / Starts at Palomino Plaza (Swan and Ft. Lowell)
  Join Greg Corman and other local landscape designers on a tour of galleries, installations, and workshops of local sculptors.  Learn about buying, siting, and lighting sculptural elements. Lunch and transportation included!  Email me for a registration form.
• Gardening Where We Live
  Sat., March 1 and 8/ 10:00am/ Ed. Ctr. #1 Tohono Chul Park
  Newcomers to Arizona and new gardeners will learn about growing plants and designing landscapes in what can be a difficult environment for the uninitiated. Greg Corman and Lynn Hassler will share their experiences in gardening in Tucson.
• Garden Sculpture: How to select, site, and enjoy artworks for your garden

  Sat., April 5 10:00am/ Ed. Ctr. #1 Tohono Chul Park                                    Greg Corman of Gardening Insights and Rebecca Thompson of Pendulum Studios will share insights for adding accent, fun, and drama to a landscape with sculptural elements on any budget.

.Gardening Insights Events for Fall 2008 to Spring 2009

• Gardening with Desert Bulbs

  Time/Date TBA: Tohono Chul Park                     

• Gardening Where We Live:  A class for new gardeners and desert newcomers.

  Time/Date TBA: Tohono Chul Park    

• Fun and Frugal: Gardening with salvaged materials

  Time/Date TBA: Tohono Chul Park    

• Garden Sculpture Tour:  Meet Tucson artists and explore the amazing options for locally made sculpture.

  Time/Date TBA: Tohono Chul Park    

Resources

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• Tucson Botanical Gardens
  2150 N. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ  85712
  Phone: (520) 326-9686
  Email: TBG@tucsonbotanical.org
  Website: www.tucsonbotanical.org
• Tohono Chul Park
  7366 N. Paseo del Norte, Tucson, AZ  85704
  Phone: (520) 742-6455
  Website: www.tohonochulpark.org
• Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
  2021 N. Kinney Road, Tucson, AZ  85743
  Phone: (520) 883-1380
  Email: info@desertmuseum.org
  Website: www.desertmuseum.org
• UA/Pima County Cooperative Extension
  4210 N. Campbell Road, Tucson, AZ  85719
  Phone: (520) 626-5161
  Website: ag.arizona.edu/pima/
• University of Arizona Arboretum
  P.O. Box 210036, Tucson, AZ  85721
  Phone: (520) 621-7074
  Website: arboretum.arizona.edu

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Plant Societies

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• Arizona Native Plant Society
  P.O Box 41206 Tucson, AZ  85719
  Email: anps@aznps.org
  Website: www.aznps.org
• Tucson Organic Gardeners
  P.O. Box 27763, Tucson, AZ  85726
  Phone: (520) 670-9158
  Email: tucsonorganicgardeners@hotmail.com
  Website: iwhome.com/nonprofits/TOG/
• Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society
  P.O. Box 64759, Tucson, AZ  85728
  Website: www.tucsoncactus.org

• Native Seed Search

  526 N. Fourth Avenue, Tucson, AZ  85705

  Phone: (520) 622-5561

  Website: info@nativeseeds.org

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Favorite Nurseries

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• Living Stones Nursery and Plants for the Southwest 

  50 E. Blacklidge St. Tucson

  Phone: 628-8773l

  Email: boscoe@lithops.com

  Website: lithops.net/aboutus.htm

• B & B Cactus Farm, Inc.

  11550 E. Speedway, Tucson, AZ  85748

  Phone: (520) 721-4687

  Website: www.bbcactus.com

• Desert Survivors

  1020 W. Starr Pass, Tucson, AZ  85713

  Phone: (520) 884-8806

  Email: desert.survivors@gte.net

• Wild Desert Nursery

  P.O. Box 232, Vail, AZ 86541

  Phone: (520) 971-2581

  Email: desertwild@msn.com

• Arid Lands Greenhouses

  3560 W. Bilby Road, Tucson, AZ 86746

  Phone: (520) 883-9404

  Email: tucson@aridlands.com

• Bach's Cactus Nursery

  8602 N. Thornydale, Tucson, AZ 85741

  Phone: (520) 744-3333

• Coronado Heights Nursery and Wildlands Restoration

  2944 N. Castro, Tucson, AZ 85705

  Phone: (520) 882-0969

  Email: garyberni@aol.com

• Landscape Cacti

  7711 W. Bopp Road, Tucson, AZ 85735

  Phone: (520) 883-0020

  Email: obregonia@aol.com

• Miles' 2 Go

  P.O. Box 6, Cortaro, AZ 85652

  Phone: (520) 682-0480

  Email: Miles2g@aol.com

• Plantas del Sol

  6175 N. Noel Lane, Tucson, AZ 85743

  Phone: (520) 682-8883

• Plants for the Southwest

  50 E. Blacklidge, Tucson, AZ 85705

  Phone: (520) 628-8773

  Email: gjoseph@gci-net.com

• Starr Nursery

  3340 W. Ruthann Road, Tucson, AZ 85745

  Phone: (520) 743-7052

  Email: gstarr57@cox.net

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Business Referrals

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