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    • Holiday Crafting with DWA

      Posted by Events Coordinator on December 4, 2019

      Bedazzle with us!! Get in the holiday spirit with a fun evening craft party with our friends at Desert Water Agency. We’ll have all the supplies you need. Desert Horticultural is…


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    • Wild & Scenic Film Festival with Desert Horticultural

      Posted by Tracy Merrigan on March 5, 2019

      Wild & Scenic Film Festival March 30 from 1-5pm We are excited to be part of this inspirational and engaging film festival this year along with UCR Palm Desert, The…


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    • Explore Uses of Native Plants with Robin Kobaly

      Posted by Events Coordinator on October 29, 2018

      Presenter: Robin Kobaly—Botanist, Founder and President of The Power of Plants, and Executive Director of The SummerTree Institute and great friend of Desert Horticultural Society.


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    • 13th Annual Desert Garden Community Day

      Posted by Tracy Merrigan on October 19, 2018

      Here’s the schedule for next week’s 13th Annual Desert Garden Community Day. See you there! It is going to be an awesome, spooky and spiny day full of succulents!! More…


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    • DHSCV Friend Kurt Leuschner Talks at Rancho Mirage Library

      Posted by Tracy Merrigan on September 29, 2018

      Birds and Plants: Creating a Backyard Habitat “There are many interesting connections between birds and plants in the desert southwest. How do Phainopeplas differ from typical flycatchers? Which bird…


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    • July Planting Tips from our Friends at DWA

      Posted by Tracy Merrigan on July 26, 2018

      Planning not Planting, July 2018 If it is nearly hot enough to melt the container the plant is sold in, it is too hot to be planting! It’s no surprise…


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    • Take time to Smell the Flowers, Friday is Public Gardens Day

      Posted by Tracy Merrigan on May 9, 2018

      This Friday, May 11 is National Public Gardens Day and Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden is FREE for the day to celebrate! A short drive from the…


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    • DHSCV Landscaping Classes at the 12th Annual Desert Comm. Garden Day

      Posted by Events Coordinator on October 26, 2017

      Free Landscaping Classes Presented by DHSCV at the 12th Annual Desert Garden Community Day on October 28, 2017 Pruning for Desert Landscapes 9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. by…


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    • DHSCV Wellness Gardening Classes at Desert Comm. Garden Day

      Posted by Events Coordinator on October 25, 2017

      Free Gardening Wellness Classes Presented by DHSCV at the 12th Annual Desert Garden Community Day on October 28, 2017 Native Bee Pollinators, The Forgotten Treasure of Native…


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    • New this Year – Kid’s Program for Garden Day

      Posted by Events Coordinator on October 24, 2017

      Plants You Are Potting – Desert Milkweed & Blue Mist Desert Milkweed, Asclepias subulata Is an upright perennial native to the deserts of the…


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    What is DHSCV?

    Formed in the summer of 2005, the Desert Horticultural Society of Coachella Valley (DHSCV), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is a group of local professionals and residents from a variety of backgrounds, united in our interest to encourage and promote what many call desert landscaping in the Coachella Valley. More about us

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