Pima Smartscape

Happy August! Learn how to keep your landscape looking its best this month with the August Monthly Watering Guide for Pima County. The guide focuses on maintenance, planting, and more.

Read the guide through the Cooperative Extension's publications: https://extension.arizona.edu/publication/august-monthly-gardening-guide-pima-county

Besides caring for the on-site gardens, the host plant-talks, tours and offer garden consultation services.

Have a specific question about your plants? Submit a question to their Plant Clinic online or visit them at the Pima County Cooperative Extension on Mondays and Thursdays from 10AM to 2PM.

Visit their website here: https://extension.arizona.edu/programs/pima-county-master-gardener

Join us for our upcoming Smartscape Series! Created for landscape professionals, Smartscape aims to help professionals move ahead of the competition and stay up to date on the latest trends, research, and practices in the industry. Learn about desert-adapted plants, efficient irrigation, plant maintenance & more.

Each class is 3:30PM - 6:30PM, every Tuesday & Thursday from July 28th to August 27th.

📍Location: Pima County Cooperative Extension, 4210 N Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ or online through Zoom.

Visit our website for more information:
https://smartscape.org/event/pima-smartscape-summer-2026/2026-07-28/

Registration closes July 27th!

Another successful Suburban & Urban Weeds and Fire Risk Pima Smartscape course in the books! Landscaper participants learned how to identify and treat high fire risk plants like stinknet, buffelgrass and fountain grass over two days of training. Thanks to collaborators Pima Smartscape, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and Tucson Bird Alliance for making it all come together.

Are you a landscaper looking to get trained on these skills, or a landowner with invasive species, curious about who has taken our courses?

Email Extension invasive species outreach coordinator Ben Tully at [email protected]

Join us for this 4-part Hybrid Series!

With our Sustainable Landscapes course, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how plant palettes, rainwater harvesting, and other site elements can affect our wildlife population.

Register now:
https://smartscape.org/event/pima-advanced-smartscape-sustainable-landscapes-2026/

*Must have completed the basic Smartscape Series to be eligible *

Come celebrate desert native plants at the Pima County Master Gardeners’ 25th Annual Home Garden Tour on April 25 from 9am to 3pm! Discover four inspiring home gardens on a self-guided tour, then stop by our free Extension Demonstration Garden for a community partner expo with food trucks, games, tours, and more! Tickets available on Eventbrite or at the Extension office, 4210 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-pima-county-master-gardener-home-garden-tour-tickets-1980576391302?aff=oddtdtcreator

Community Partners include:
Civano Growers
Desert Museum
Fire & Invasive Specialists
Native Plant Society
Native Seed Search
Smartscape
Sonoran Desert Weedwackers
Southern Arizona Beekeepers Association
Strategic Habitat Enhancements
Tucson Bird Alliance
Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society
Tucson Organic Gardeners
Tucson Water
Watershed Management

Join us for this 4-part In-Person Series!

Learn from industry experts in this hands-on course including irrigation assessment and maintenance, auditing and troubleshooting, seasonal watering adjustments, and smart controller programming. \

Register now:
https://smartscape.org/event/pima-advanced-smartscape-advanced-irrigation-may-2026/

*Must have completed the basic Smartscape Series to be eligible*