An arboretum tour set for Aug. 1 asks the question: "Are you tired of mowing the lawn?"

If so, you might want to think of plant options beyond grass. You are invited to learn more on this free tour, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at the gazebo, off Garrod Drive at the west end of the arboretum.

Organizers said tour participants also will learn that "lawn replacement is easier than you think."

MORE AT THE ARBORETUM

Folk Music Jams — Play or listen. Noon Aug. 7 and 21, and Sept. 4 and 18. Wyatt Deck.

Tour — Sun-Drenched Colors. 10 a.m. Aug. 8, gazebo.

Walk With Warren — With Warren Roberts, arboretum superintendent. 8:30 a.m. Aug. 12 and Sept. 9, gazebo.

Tour — California Native Plants in the Garden. 10 a.m. Aug. 15, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center.

Tour — Planning Your Garden to Conserve Water. 10 a.m. Aug. 23, gazebo.

Tour — Simple Secrets for Great Container Gardens. 10 a.m. Sept. 12, Arboretum Terrace Garden, Davis Commons shopping center, First Street and Richards Boulevard.

Tour — Australian Plants for Central Valley Gardens. 10 a.m. Sept. 19, Arboretum Terrace Garden, Davis Commons shopping center, First Street and Richards Boulevard.

Poetry in the Garden — Thomas Centolella reads some of his work. He is the recipient of the 1996 Poetry Medal from the Commonwealth Club of California and the 1992 Lannan Literary Award for Poetry, and he received the Stegner Fellowship at Stanford University. 7 p.m. Sept. 24, Wyatt Deck.

Tour — Perennial Plants for the Central Valley. 10 a.m. Sept. 26, gazebo.

All events are free and open to the public. More information: (530) 752-4880 or arboretum.ucdavis.edu.