Moorten's Botanical Garden - an Oasis in the Desert

Every year I visit Southern California to Palm Springs. My main focus is to ride my bike and to support the local communities. The past years Ive been lucky enough to enjoy a little more of Palm Springs instead of eating out or riding my bike.

This year was unique visit as it was the weird winter storm that slammed California.

When arriving to Palm Springs its been pouring the streets were flooded which was on a Friday nights and Saturday was cycling day which was amazingly gorgeous and sunny, but Sunday came along and not so much. It was pouring cats and dogs, but luckily not in the morning so we decided to visit Moorten Botanical Garden before the storm came.

We did see some beautiful territorial Hummingbirds with purple throats, they weren't too happy about us being in their cacti garden :)

 Here are some of the pics from this gorgeous Garden.

I would visit again if we weren't racing mother nature and would love to take my time and sit on a bench and just take it all in.

At the end of your tour, you can go shopping in their nursery. 

Also, not all of the plants are labeled but the main plants on display are labeled in the garden.

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Moorten Botanical Garden 
1701 S Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92264 
(760) 327-6555
http://moortenbotanicalgarden.com/