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Tour to teach local gardeners how to ‘paint with color’

Clark County master gardeners will offer a tour Saturday of the demonstration gardens at the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Lifelong Learning Center, 8050 Paradise Road.

The tour, set to begin at 10 a.m. in the courtyard, is free and open to the public. Groups of five or more people are asked to call Ann Edmunds, program coordinator, at 257-5587 at least two weeks in advance.

Painting your garden with color will be theme of the tour, during which master gardeners will discuss desert-adapted plants.

Those attending are asked to wear walking shoes and hat and bring water.

The demonstration gardens contain more than 500 species of desert-appropriate landscape plants, including trees, shrubs, perennials, palms, cacti and agaves. Plants are identified by botanical and common names.

In addition to scheduled tours, the grounds are open for self-guided walkabouts weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information call the master gardener help desk at 702-257-5555 or visit www.facebook.com/master

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