Beaked yuka, agave and spring vegetables

I'm still moving pretty slow but since there is lots happening on a Sunday we headed out to the La Quinta Farmers Market in La Quinta Old Town. We wandered through enthusiastic farmers' stalls offering mostly organic fresh vegetables. We watched a cooking demonstration of Pasta Primavera and after samples, we filled our bags with enough vegetables and herbs to repeat the process at home.
Our next stop was the visitor information centre in Palm Desert. We registered for the fourth Annual Spring Desert Garden Tour - it started at the centre where there is a four-year-old demonstration garden of native plants. The point is to encourage locals to plant more drought-resistant plants and this garden shows how beautiful the results can be. A date palm seedling was given out to all the participants. If I had been able to take it home, in a decade or so, it could have been a twin of yours, Lillian.
The other two gardens are at commercial sites with gardens designed by desert horticulturalists and landscape designers. All three gardens also emphasize plants that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. The little Anna Hummingbirds that decided to give Victoria a miss this winter were everwhere.
By mid-afternoon, it was about 85 degrees and time for a siesta.