The Pima County Extension Service and the Master Gardeners are holding a Zoom class on September 17 at 5 pm titled Battling Buffelgrass: Understanding and Managing an Invasive Threat with Cooperative Extension Specialist Ben Tully. Buffelgrass is an invasive African grass that gravely threatens our native plants and ecosystems. Register here for the class. Continue reading "Learn how to identify and eradicate buffelgrass"
The annual Plant Swap will be held at Desert Survivors Nursery on Sept. 13, 2025 from 10 a.m. to noon at 1020 W. Starr Pass Blvd. For more info, check out their website. Continue reading "Fall Plant Swap at Desert Survivors"
Celebrate the sights, sounds, and spirit of the summer monsoon at this two-day pop-up market filled with native plant vendors, expert talks, artisan goods, food and drinks, and monsoon-themed experiences for all ages! Free admission. The event will take place on Friday, July 25 from 4 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday, July 26 from […] Continue reading "Monsoon Market at Tohono Chul will have native plant vendors"
Native Seeds/SEARCH is having a monsoon native plant sale on Saturday, July 19 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Native Seeds/SEARCH Conservation Center, 3584 E River Rd, Tucson. Check out their website for more info. This is a great time to pick up some native plants, and now that the monsoon has finally started, […] Continue reading "Monsoon Plant Sale at Native Seeds/SEARCH"
When: Saturday, May 10, 2025; 8 a.m. to noon. Members can shop early from 7-8 a.m. Where: Native Seeds/SEARCH Conservation Center, 3584 E River Rd. Tucson, AZ What: One-day event to shop plants, seeds, and local retail items. Native plants for sale from Nighthawk Natives! First come, first served. Plant list available on the NS/S […] Continue reading "Mother’s Day Plant Sale at Native Seeds/SEARCH"
When: Saturday, April 19 from 8-11 a.m. Where: Pima County Demonstration Gardens; 4210 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ 85719 For more info visit the Pima County Master Gardener Plant Sale site. Continue reading "Pima County Master Gardener Spring Plant Sale"
You can order your plants ahead of time online at and then pick them up on April 18 and 19 at the Tucson Bird Alliance Nature Shop at 300 E. University Blvd, #120 (corner of University & 5th Ave.) Tucson, AZ 85705. Continue reading "Tucson Audubon Native Plant Sale Spring 2025"
The 2025 annual Home Garden Tour is scheduled for Saturday, April 5. You can visit the gardens of four Master Gardeners and there are activities at the Pima County Extension office at 4210 N Campbell Avenue in Tucson. The theme this year is Desert Sustainability. You can get tickets ahead of time ($25) or at […] Continue reading "Pima County Master Gardener Home Garden Tour"
On March 1-2 2025 the Arizona Native Plant Society will host the Botany 2025 conference at the Desert Botanical Garden at 1201 W. Galvin Parkway in Phoenix, AZ. Check out the AZNPS website to register and for more info. Continue reading "Botany 2025 Conference at Desert Botanical Garden"
On February 13 at noon in the Herbarium at Herring Hall, Carianne Funicelli of Strategic Habitat Enhancements will present a talk about the 25 on-campus pollinator gardens she has helped plant on the U of A campus. Carianne will share her approach to building native plant pallets and what she has learned from the project. Continue reading "University of Arizona Herbarium Lunch Talk"