Guided Tours
2025 Home Garden Tour
The Pima County Master Gardeners are thrilled to once again invite the public on this self-guided tour of four Master Gardener's home gardens and our Demonstration Garden. The theme this year is Desert Sustainability. At the Extension Demonstration Gardens, we will host hands-on activities and special guests from the Desert Museum, Tucson Bird Alliance, the Southern Arizona Beekeeping Association, Tucson Cactus and Succulents Society, Community Gardens of Tucson, Tucson Organic Gardeners, Smartscape, an Invasive Species Specialist, the Desert Laboratory at Tumamoc Hill, and Civano Growers. We will also have a UA student choir singing throughout the event at the Extension. This expanded event will surely excite and educate all of those who attend.
Pima County Demonstration Gardens
Whether you wander on your own, or join a free guided tour by a Master Gardener, our 14 unique Demonstration Gardens will expand your gardening knowledge and give you many ideas for your own landscape. We showcase various planting, irrigation and composting methods for desert horticulture. Gardens are located at the Pima County Cooperative Extension office at 4210 N. Campbell Ave. in Tucson, Arizona.
Register for a free tours led by Master Gardeners most Wednesdays and Saturdays starting at 9:00 am. Tours last about 90 minutes. Pay attention to the weather as tours are canceled if it rains without notice. Tours are available February through May and September through December.
If you have a large group or a topic of special interest for your club or association, these free tours can be booked in advance by calling Celeste Gambill at (520) 626-2943.
Campus Arboretum Tours
Did you know that the University of Arizona campus is a famous Arboretum? Considered one of the best campus Arboretums in the country, the 400 acres are home to outstanding trees from around the world or from our own Sonoran Desert.
Every Sunday morning from mid-September to mid-May, Master Gardeners lead free tours around the Campus Arboretum. There is a series of six tours, each one highlighting something different about this unique collection. Check out the descriptions (below) and use this link to register for any of these tours.