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Tall upright snake-plant leaves in a shaded garden at The Living Desert.

Snake Plant

The snake plant (Mother-in-Law’s Tongue) has tall, sword-like leaves with green markings and yellow edges. It thrives with minimal care, tolerates ...

 Arched entrance and facade of the Coachella Library.

Coachella Library

The Coachella Library is a welcoming civic landmark in the heart of Pueblo Viejo, the city’s historic downtown district. Its Spanish Revival–inspir...

 Native honey mesquite tree covered with pale seed pods in a Coachella Valley desert landscape

Honey Mesquite

Honey mesquite is one of the Coachella Valley’s most important native desert trees. Its open canopy, fine compound leaves and long tan seed pods m...

 Spiky-leaved desert plants among rocky hills in Joshua Tree National Park.

Mojave Yucca

A hardy, drought-adapted succulent native to the Mojave Desert and upper transitional zones of the Sonoran Desert, including the Coachella Valley's...

 A yellow-bells shrub flowering beside a garden path.

Tecoma stans (Yellow Bells)

Tecoma stans, known locally as Yellow Bells, is a vibrant, sun-loving shrub commonly found throughout the Coachella Valley. Native to the American ...

 Weathered palm roots and fibrous trunk material among landscaped plants.

Jeffrey pine

The Jeffrey pine is a towering conifer native to the mountains of California, easily recognized by its tall, straight trunk, reddish-brown bark wit...

 A mule deer standing among trees beside a mountain trail.

Mule Deer

The Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is one of the most iconic and ecologically significant large mammals found in the Coachella Valley’s surroundin...

 A yellow-oleander tree and flowering plants beside a garden path.

Thevetia (Yellow Oleander)

Thevetia peruviana, commonly known as Yellow Oleander, is an attractive, evergreen shrub widely used in Coachella Valley landscapes. Originally nat...

 Coyote standing in a field with mountains and buildings in the background

Coyote

The Coyote (Canis latrans) is one of the most adaptable and iconic mammals of the Coachella Valley and surrounding desert mountain ranges. It plays...

 A desert iguana resting on a sunlit rock beside a La Quinta Cove trail.

Desert Iguana

The Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) is a robust, heat-tolerant lizard native to the arid regions of the southwestern United States and northwe...

 Trilogy Polo Club clubhouse reflected in the lake, with mountains behind.

January 27th

It was a beautiful January 27th, 2025 in Indio, California.Light rain fell overnight—our first of the year.Clouds lingered, hinting at snow on dist...

 Spiky-leaved desert plants in a landscaped Sunnylands garden.

Agave Tequilana (Blue Agave)

Blue Agave (Agave tequilana) is from the arid regions of Mexico, not the Coachella Valley. Although it grows well here, it’s a cultivated, non-nati...