Guided Tour Old Main - Desert Landscaping for the 21st Century

Name: Guided Tour Old Main - Desert Landscaping for the 21st Century
Start: 2026-01-25T09:30:00-07:00
End: 2026-01-25T11:00:00-07:00
Location: 1130 E South Campus Drive, Tucson, AZ, United States, Arizona 85719

Schedule

Sun Jan 25 2026 at 09:30 am to 11:00 am

UTC-07:00

Location

1130 E South Campus Drive, Tucson, AZ, United States, Arizona 85719 | Tucson, AZ

Join us on Sunday, January 25 for the Old Main New Directions in Desert Landscaping Guided Tour! Reservations required, please keep reading for more details.
🌵What makes the Old Main building so important? It’s the first building on the University of Arizona campus and has been a place of education and learning for over 130 years. But it’s also the site of beautiful and water-wise landscaping, combining the best of desert and adapted trees and plants with water conservation practices suitable for our hot and dry climate.
🌼Join us to see how it’s done and learn how you can use these plants and practices at home.
🌿Led by Pima County Master Gardeners the tours provide in-depth education, information and the opportunity to get all your questions answered. The guided tours are scheduled throughout the academic year on Sunday mornings, with a few on Saturday mornings, and last 60 - 90 minutes.
📌 Reservations are required to attend a guided tour. Campus Arboretum tours are offered for free and space is limited. To register, click on the tour event you would like to attend in our calendar of events here:
https://arboretum.arizona.edu/calendar
Not able to attend any tours this month? We have a variety of Campus Arboretum tours offered this semester! Check out our full calendar of events to see what other tours will be offered throughout the semester.
Please note: We are limited in the number of people we can take on each tour. Each person must be over the age of 12 and be individually registered. Only service animals allowed. Campus visitor parking is available in campus parking garages at a cost of $2 per hour. Please bring water and a hat. Please feel free to reach out with any questions.