Surrounded By Ancients
0“Inviting the Desert’s Long-Lived
Native Plants into Our Yards”
Hosted by the
Desert Horticultural Society
Parry Nolina with California Juniper.
Many of our desert natives are extremely old, living from several hundred to several thousand years.
January 8th | 6 PM
A Presentation by Robin Kobaly | Exec. Director of The SummerTree Institute
- Wednesday, January 8, 2014
- 6 PM
- The Living Desert – Hoover Room
47900 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert, CA - Free admission
Many of our desert plants live much longer than us. Learn about some of our incredibly old native plants, how to estimate their age, and how ancient history has been recorded in their tissues. Find out why they grow so old, and how their remarkable adaptations allow them to survive for hundreds to even thousands of years.
Using samples of local ancient plants, Robin will reveal the amazing ages of the long-lived plants of the southwest and our local area, discuss how ancient native plants contribute to the stability of their community, share ways we can each help protect these treasures of the desert, and relate how ancient plants have rewritten human history. Robin will also tell how these ancient survivors can enhance your own landscape, introducing local ancient plants that you can incorporate into your garden, not just for your enjoyment, but for future generations of humans, native songbirds, and wildlife.
This event is hosted by the Desert Horticultural Society of the Coachella Valley. For more information, call (760) 320-3252, or visit www.deserthorticulturalsociety.org
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