DATES: March 1; March 15 & 16; March 29 & 30

TIMES: See schedule below for more information

LOCATION: UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum

The Arboretum at UNLV announces a free public gardening series featuring gardening and landscape experts from UNLV, KNPR's Desert Bloom, Las Vegas Springs Preserve, Southern Nevada Water Authority and a host of community partners. Events will be in the form of lectures, walking tours and demonstrations.

Fruit & Vegetable Gardening
March 1, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Topics include environmentally friendly pest control, landscape composting and gardening tips.

Landscaping Your Yard
March 15, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; March 16, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Topics include successful gardening principles and design, care of landscape trees and plants and xeric gardening tips.

Cactus & Succulents
March 29, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; March 30, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Topics include planting and caring for cacti, garden design and an overview of the best cacti and succulents for Southern Nevada.

The lecture series is free and open to the public. For more information, including the complete series schedule, please contact Paula Garrett at 895-1421.