Sounds like you had a great time. If I had a choice of living anywhere in the US it would be LaJolla, CA, hands down. It's just too damn expensive. I live in one of the most expensive counties in the US but LaJolla makes where I live seem almost reasonable. lol I've never been further north then SF but I do love So CA.

I used to live in northern california. I loved it.

I was born in California and I like it there. So cal is similar to much of Fl in terms of what you can grow but with less humidity so you can also grow more succulents and cactus etc. California like some other states is very diverse and you could live in a cold area or the desert. I like the fact that it has mountains and beaches!!

Chocolate Brug, I wish I could have gone with you. I would love to see California. I have the best results with plants I get from Karutz Greenhouse, and Maryott's Gardens, nothing matches their plants for success. I hope you were able to buy some plants while you were down. I am going to Florida first part of June, I plan to replace the plumeria I lost from the freeze, this was the first year I did not dig them up. What a mistake. Barbra,

CB,

Thanks for the update and the pics. Glad you had a good time. I lived in that area for a few years and enjoyed it very much. The San Gorgonio pass was a lot prettier before they put in that wind farm.

Hey CB, glad they treated you well while out here! Guess you didn't have too much time to go plant hunting, lol! Yes, we did have snow on the mountain tops, but nothing below. While others are buried in snow, we have to look far and up to spot snow, but that's fine with me.