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Save the Date for the next Landscape Tour: Sunday, April 27, 2025

 

We at MBCA are big believers in the idea that conservation begins at home. Every year we sponsor a highly-popular landscape tour to encourage locals to consider wildlife- and water-friendly gardens. 

Part of successful desert-wise living is knowing what constitutes desert-wise. These values include landscaping that keeps in mind water and energy conservation, off-the-grid living, native and/or drought-tolerant plantings, and permaculture ideals.

 

Check out our 20+ videos related to desert-wise gardening!

 

  • Besides our great videos, another way to learn about desert-wise plants in the landscape, throughout the microclimates and elevations of the Morongo Basin, is to participate in our Desert-Wise Living Landscaping Tour, usually held in April.

  • The tours for 2020 and 2021 were virtual due to COVID-19 - click the links to see the videos in the comfort of your own home. In 2022 and 2023 we held hybrid tours of videos and in-person sites. Playlist for 2023 Desert-Wise Living Landscaping Videos
  • Find landscaping and irrigation plans, plant lists and more on our Resources page

  • Tour public demonstration gardens at the Joshua Basin Water District and other locales.

  • Only grow the plants you want and avoid invasive plants.

  • Save the Date for the next Landscape Tour: Sunday, April 27, 2025. 
  • Featured post

    Plant Spotlight: Barrel Cactus

    Posted by · September 01, 2022 2:40 PM
    Photos by Susan Gillingham
    A native cactus of the Mojave Desert is the barrel cactus, or Ferocactus cylindraceus. The Latin name Ferocactus means fierce or wild cactus. 
    The bright pink-red spines of the cactus are particularly apparent after a rain. Older plants form a medium or tall column. Flowers are yellow, appearing in spring and early summer, while the fruits are bright yellow. 
    According to ethnobotanist.com, the "Havasupai collected seeds from the fruit and ground them into an edible, porridge mush. These people also warmed the red spines by fire, then bent the spines into finger rings." The fruit itself is described as "not very tasty."

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  • Jannet G.
    Drought-tolerant plants are genius addition to any garden. I hope your landscape tour for 2023 goes well. I love how you educate the public on the matters. From avoiding evasive plants to off-the-grid gardening, this is such valuable information that more people should know about. See: http://larixlandscape.com/

    #desertwise #landscaping
  • Stacy Doolittle
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