UCCE Master Gardeners of Riverside County
November 2021
The weather is beautiful!

Join Master Gardener docents outside
at
Moorten Botanical Garden and Coachella Valley Preserve
A beautiful fall day is the perfect time to take a stroll around Moorten Botanical Gardens in Palm Springs. Come wander the trail through desert giants, like the California fan palms, and Mexican Cardon, Indian comb, and Myrtle cactuses. Explore the world’s first cactarium, where exotic species like Wellwitchia, from the Namibian desert, and creeping devil cactus, from Baja, can be found. Visit the desert tortoises, born and raised at Moorten’s. Take home a souvenir cactus or succulent from the expansive outdoor giftshop.
 
Moorten Botanical Gardens opens at 10:00 a.m. every day except Wednesday, when they are closed. Guided tours by master gardener docents will resume in late November. 

1701 S Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Coachella Valley Preserve located on Thousand Palms Canyon Road in Thousand Palms, CA. offers a unique desert experience.
Visitors can experience a variety of ecosystems ...wetlands, a true oasis, desert, sand dunes. This is the perfect place to experience native plants, wildlife in their native environment. Activities include hiking, birding, picnicking, and getting in touch with nature.
 
Open: Thursday - Sunday 7:00 am - 5:00pm.
Parking lot - presently closed (Park on street)
Visitor Center - Closed for the 2021-2022 season
Informational kiosks - Available
Roving docents - Available as scheduled
Suggested Attire:: Water, sunscreen, hat, closed-toe shoes

29200 Thousand Palms Canyon Rd
Thousand Palms, CA 92276

Later in the season MG Roving Docents will be scheduled.  
Lunch and Learn
Introduction to Floral Design, Pat Clayes
Thursday, November 18, 2021, 12:00 PM
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Room Meeting ID: 988 3064 3051  Passcode: 875473
Coming in Dec...
Everything Is Coming Up Roses, Peggy Bakke
Thursday, December 16, 2021, 12 PM 
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Meeting ID: 989 8523 8742
Passcode: 388767

PALM SPRINGS
Oct to May
Saturdays
8:30 AM to 1:30 PM
In the Palm Springs Cultural Center (Camelot Theatres)
Parking Lot
2300 E. Baristo Rd (MAP)
LA QUINTA
Oct to April
Sundays
8:30 AM to 1:30 PM
In Old Town LQ
Off Calle Tampico
78100 Main St (MAP)
PALM DESERT
Oct to April
Wednesdays
8:30 AM to 1:30 PM
72559 Hwy 111, Palm Desert, CA 92260
(MAP)
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UCCE Master Gardeners are trained by the University of California Cooperative Extension, and use research-based information to promote environmentally-responsible and sustainable horticultural practices in the home,
community and school landscapes.