The monthly First Tuesday in the Garden lecture series for 2010, an educational program sponsored by the Smith County Master Gardeners, will begin at noon Tuesday, June 1, in the I.D.E.A. Garden at the Tyler Rose Garden.

This program is free, open to the public, and about an hour long. The I.D.E.A. Garden is located in the southeast corner of the Rose Garden with ample parking available outside of the southeast gate. In case of inclement weather, the lecture will be moved inside the Rose Center.

The June program theme will be, “Whack It and Watch It Bloom.”

Master Gardeners, a volunteer organization of Texas AgriLife Extension, are people from all walks of life who enjoy and are dedicated to teaching others about gardening, plant diseases and pests. Additional information can be found at the Smith County Master Gardener’s Web site, scmg.tamu.edu or the Texas AgriLife Extension Service website, easttexasgardening. tamu.edu.