The Desert Horticultural Society’s 17th Annual Spring Garden Tour—one of the most anticipated events of the season—is coming up and we’re excited to share this year’s featured gardens!
We have four gardens: a mix of homeowners and the stunning native garden at the Palm Springs Animal Shelter.
When
Saturday, March 14, 2026, 10am-2pm
How to Attend
Tickets are $30 per person and support our Mary Brent Wehrli Scholarship Fund. We send local students to a four-year college to study environment, landscape, and agricultural sciences.
Thank You to Our Generous 2026 Sponsors
- Desert Water Agency
- Mission Springs Water District
- DesertStrawHouse Nursery
- Jeff Nelson & Paul Mahan
How the Tour Works
Eventbrite will send you tickets when you purchase them. These are how you get into the gardens. You can show them digitally on your phone or print out copies if you prefer. You do not need to check in or get a wristband.
On the morning of the tour you will receive an email with the garden locations. We start sending the emails at 12am on March 14. We do this to keep the homeowners’ neighborhoods calm until the tour begins.
If you don’t want to use the Google Maps we make, or print the PDFs yourself, you can come to the Palm Springs Animal Shelter where we’ll have a booth and can provide printed copies. One copy per car.
If you don’t want to purchase your tickets online, you may pay cash ($35) at the booth and you’ll get the garden maps from us at that time.
2026 Garden Tour Preview!
All photos courtesy of Mark Astorga.
Love the Garden Tour? Nominate a Garden (Even Yours)!
We’re asking our partners and community organizations to help spread the word by sharing our Garden Tour Nomination Form with your email list or newsletter: https://forms.gle/Hrd2WykgDayG9kpcA
Each year, the tour showcases gardens that tell the story of life in the desert—beautiful, water-efficient spaces that inspire sustainable living and celebrate the plants that thrive here. The tour has traditionally been held in Palm Springs, but we’re now working to build a valley-wide database of gardens to help us rotate the tour through different communities each year.
Every nomination helps shape where the tour will take place. Gardens can be large or small, residential, commercial, or public spaces—what matters most is how they embody the creativity, resilience, and heart of desert gardening.
Thank you so much for helping us celebrate and share the beauty of our desert landscapes with the wider community.