Celebrating Native Plants!
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The Pima County Master Gardeners invite you to this year’s self-guided tour featuring four stunning Master Gardener home gardens along with our Extension Demonstration Garden. Tickets go on sale February 13th, 2026, and are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. As always, the Extension Garden is free to all. Tickets are available online or at the Pima County Extension office at 4210 N Campbell Avenue in Tucson.
This year's theme is "Celebrating Native Plants." At the Extension Demonstration Garden, you'll enjoy hands-on activities and meet special guests from:
Please note that this event will proceed rain or shine, and refunds will not be issued due to weather. This tour involves walking on uneven, sloped surfaces without handrails, which is unsuitable for people with mobility issues. The private gardens on this tour are not ADA-compliant. No pets are allowed on this tour.
The major cross streets for the Home Garden Tour 2026 Gardens can be found on this map. To ensure the privacy of our garden owners, addresses will be emailed to everyone who purchased a ticket two weeks before the event.
If you have any questions about the event please reach out to Alice Gleadhill at gleadhilla@arizona.edu or 520-621-5311 or Celeste Gambill celestegambill@arizona.edu or 520-626-2943. For potential food vendors please reach out to Veronique Villalba at veroniquev@arizona.edu
Featured Home Gardens
Rocky Oasis
Experience a landscape that began as a rocky hillside and has become a sanctuary of life and color. A garden where each stone and bloom reflects the beauty of working with the desert.
Tucson Mountain Retreat
Visit this garden that has evolved into a colorful, lively retreat for both people and wildlife, featuring many native trees, several small fruit trees, a variety of agaves and other plants that add structure and seasonal interest.
Educational materials
- Butterfly Gardening- Backyard Gardener #188
- Plants for Pollinators in the Low Desert of Arizona
- Flower Planting Guide for the Low Desert
- Giant Swallowtail
- North American Butterfly Association
- Common Backyard Butterflies in SE Arizona
Gimme Shelter Garden
Discover a garden that has transformed from sparse uninspired space into a lush, shared refuge-a place where wildlife and people find safety, color, and calm.
Microclimate Menagerie
Explore a landscape that has evolved into a diverse collection of microclimates, each with its own character and "Secret Garden". A garden that offers healing, comfort and peace.
