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Annual Desert Garden Tour
Sunday, April 20th  - 2008

 Annual Desert Garden Tour
Sunday, April 20th  - 2008  

The Desert Horticultural Society of the Coachella Valley announces its 3^rd annual desert garden tour for Sunday, April 20^th, 2008.  Registration will start at 12:45 in the courtyard garden area of the Corridor Shops.  The tour will run from 1 pm until 4 pm.  The Corridor is located at 515 N. Palm Canyon at the entrance to downtown Palm Springs (the cross street is Alejo).  There is plenty of street parking surrounding the Corridor as well as a large public lot in the back, off Alejo.

The tour will include five residential gardens in Palm Springs.  It is self-guided.  Each property will have a set of featured desert and desert-adapted plants that will be identified and each property will have a sheet of information that participants can take home with them about the identified plants, however not all plants will be labeled and identified.  There will be docents at each property to help answers additional questions.

The event is open to the public and is free of charge, although the Desert Horticultural Society will gladly accept donations.  Only those that register will be allowed to participate in the garden tour.  Because you will be entering the gardens of private residences, participants will be asked to sign a waiver of liability and agree to abide by a few simple requests with regard to respecting the properties.  We ask that participants leave pets at home, that small children be closely supervised, that participants stay on the assigned pathway, that they do not take cuttings or other materials unless they have explicit permission to do so and that they be sensitive to the neighbors, particularly with regard to parking.  We also advise participants to wear comfortable shoes and avoid open-toed sandals, to wear sunscreen and protective clothing such as hats if needed, to stay well-hydrated (our average daytime temperature will be in the high 80s), and most importantly to come and enjoy a beautiful afternoon in our desert resort town.

Our website address is www.deserthorticulturalsociety.org and additional questions can be directed to our garden tour e-mail address, desertgardentour@yahoo.com.

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