Shields Date Garden is a MUST-DO when visiting the Palm Springs area. Floyd and Bessie Shields started their date farm and business back in 1924 and it has become a thriving business and a famous tourist stop. Floyd created a film to educate visitors about the the date growing process and called it 'The Romance and Sex-Life of a Date'... a pretty racy and eye-catching title for the time. Shields is still in the same location, with the same small theatre featuring a continuous loop. You (2 comments)