MBCA’s in-person self-guided Desert-Wise Landscape Tour provides desert dwellers and visitors a day to enjoy the beauty and creativity of desert gardens and landscapes across the Morongo Basin. This year’s Tour includes five ALL NEW residences and two demonstration gardens, as well as several timed events that are included with paid registration.
8-10 AM - Coyote Hole Experience – requires a separate registration and only 20 spaces are available.
11:00 AM - At the Panorama House in Yucca Valley the homeowner and the landscape designer will host walkthroughs of the construction process and the subsequent design and restoration of the desert-wise landscape.
1:00 PM - At the Panorama House in Yucca Valley the homeowner and the landscape designer will host walkthroughs of the construction process and the subsequent design and restoration of the desert-wise landscape.
2:30 PM – At Mojave Desert Land Trust, a new "world premiere" video of an outstanding landscape in Morongo Valley will be shown, along with a “Meet the Filmmaker” discussion with Cole Gibson and Producer Miriam Seger.
Can’t make the Tour? View a large collection of past Virtual Tours on our YouTube channel. Register below for this year's Tour.
DEADLINE FOR PRE-REGISTRATION IS 5:00 PM on SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025.
REGISTRATION ON TOUR DAY FROM 9:00AM -NOON ONLY AT MOJAVE DESERT LAND TRUST. YOU MAY USE CASH OR CREDIT AT THE CHECK-IN TABLE.
Please check your e-mail for a link to activate your account.
Nora Lousignont
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2025-03-24 19:34:15 -0700
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