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  • General admission (does not include special events) $7, Children 4-12 $3
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    Plan Your Visit

  • Admission & Hours
  • Virtual Tour of the Gardens
  • Garden Map
  • Garden Tours (included with Gardens’ Admission)
  • Group Visits
  • Garden Railway
  • Gardens Café
  • Gift Shop
  • Gallery at the Gardens

Garden Tours (included with Gardens’ Admission)

Exploring Tucson Botanical Gardens
Fridays
9:00 a.m. (May thru August)

Take advantage of the delightful mornings at the Gardens. This tour delivers some fascinating plant trivia, offers history of the Gardens, and familiarizes you with our native flora as well as the wide variety of plants that grow in Tucson.

Composting Q & A
Saturdays, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.

The Tucson Organic Gardeners answer home composting questions at the Home Compost Demonstration Site at the rear of the Gardens. Free with Gardens admission.

 

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