Introducing: The BEST for the WEST Series with Proven Winners! :: My Planting Plan

[@BCole-jc2vp]

Janey---what an incredible idea, "The Best for the West", not only for those living in CA, but also for us living in, for example, Italy. Ideas for us living in a Mediterranean Climate--you've got fans all over the world! I can't thank you enough for putting all your work into this project!! Hugs and Gratitude!!

[@BCole-jc2vp]

@@estellesmoothie91560 Thank you, I didn't know that!!

[@BCole-jc2vp]

@@katethegardener Very few and far between in northern Italy where I live. I must thank @estellesmoothie91560 for her reply to your question.

[@BCole-jc2vp]

@@estellesmoothie91560 That's ok! Thank you for letting me know.

[@maureenb1109]

I can’t click on your videos fast enough truly makes my day 😊❤️🌻🌸🌺

[@sunseabass]

What we really need in Southern California is for Proven Winners plants and flowers to be available in our nurseries. Zone 10a

[@outwestsomewhere397]

Yes!! I live in Sonoma County and as much as I enjoy watching Garden Answer and Jim Putnam, I’m always searching for planting tips for 9B, which led me to your channel. And now this is the icing on the cake. Thank you, Janey, for your creativity and love of all things gardening!!❤ And to Jason for all his support.

[@sydneyinsonoma]

Me too!! Now I know what to put in my garden

[@LaPrincessa1947]

Oh, yesssss! "BEST FOR THE WEST" Zone 9-11!!!! At last, focus on us out here in the West! So many times i fall in love with a plant only to discover it's not in my zone (10). This has been a long time coming and Thank You, Janey, for answering the call! Now we just need the garden centers to carry them! Love how you've got your 3 divisions for Zone 9-11. And, Proven Winners you're the bomb so "head on west" and let's see a variety of plants for our zone at the garden centers! Then perhaps there'll be a Zone 10 garden vlogger we can watch on KZbin along with Janey and Laura's. Yeah!

[@charlimiali9364]

Yessssss!!! So happy you’re doing this for us here in California. I’m So Cal zone 10b, and with your Best for the West cataloged plants, my research and trials to find good strong vigorous plants are now SOOO much easier to find and be successful 🥰. Thanks Janey…you’ve made my day and I’m doing the happy dance👏👏👏

[@1977fala]

I see most of the plants ( perennials and shrubs) on the list are for the zone 9. I am in the zone 10a (Southern California , Orange County)

[@lindagartner1675]

Now we just need to get more nurseries to carry PW plants.@@1977fala

[@waltlentz716]

I like you at your desk for videos better than in the corner. You are too beautiful to be in a corner. I love your new home. Your videos inspire me. Thank you for what you do. Cristy from Oklahoma.

[@lustraveller717]

Janey, THANK YOU! I've been on the Proven Winners website so many times and get frustrated when I find what I think is the perfect plant only to find out it won't work on my area. Now I can go directly to your info. Sunset gardens sure has the right idea about how to label zones. I wish growers would include Sunset zones on their plant info. Happy planting! 🌿🏵️🌻

[@tlcgarden2300]

Thank you! Finally we have representation for our hot, dry Mediterranean 9B climate here in California. This is very helpful!!!!🌻M

[@carolynlunel9382]

I'm excited too! This will really help me re design my garden! I'm very motivated to change it!💚🌿🌸

[@brookeb5568]

This is amazing, thank you so much for doing this. I never know what to plant and this will help so much.

[@mrodgers518]

Janey thank you so much for following through and developing The Best for the West lists for us. Great idea. I live in zone 9B and totally love all geraniums. They are so hardy, propagate very easily, can take full sun and shade, rabbits don't eat them, they tolerate poor soil, and tolerate high salt and boron in our water. The ivy geraniums besides being gorgeous in hanging baskets also make a beautiful ground cover. They are available in many beautiful colors. They are a perennial for me in Tracy. Thank you so much.

[@barbarasheridan1285]

Wanted to comment on yesterday with Michael and Matthew’s visit…. Janey you have received an amazing blessing to have them involved in your garden space. So exciting to view even the daily progress and cannot wait for their 3rd visit.

[@leeannoneal4847]

This is fabulous, Janey! As someone in 9b, I have already learned so much from you and my garden looks great even in this Central Valley oven. I can’t wait to see what you have in store for us. Congratulations!

[@madonnaschmid7707]

Wonderful idea! Just a reminder...zones are for COLD hardiness, not summertime heat. Our zone 9a/b stays warmer than most other parts of the country, in the winter.

[@catgal1102]

Love this idea, Janey! I’m wondering if the reason Proven Winners doesn’t address our climate on their website is because the supply of their plants to our area is almost nil in my opinion. I find it very hard to find Proven Winners plants at any of the nurseries here in the S.F. Bay Area. I also wish they could be persuaded to find more commercial nurseries in the west willing to grow their plants. (At least, I think that’s what I’ve read in the past about why there’s a scarcity of their brand of plants here.) Thanks for bringing this issue to light and for coming up with the Best of the West planting guide!

[@kimbruce4269]

Thank you, thank you, Janey! I've always felt like the forgotten step-child living out here (So Cal, zone 10a). Perhaps this will also inspire PW to cultivate more varieties that will do better for us out here. Fingers crossed!

[@annitta1969]

Love the idea!!! Thank you for doing this, can't wait to view the lists (Zone 9b)🤩. I am dancing with joy.

[@robertarohwer3861]

YES Janey... FINALLY a real list for 9b (and Proven Winners).... excellent! Now, if we could just get them to be at garden centers on a regular basis we'd be set.... I try to get my plants ordered early when PW has free shipping... but that's rare... and shipping, as we all know, can add such a cost. So thank you... great ideas.

[@donnamantellato4094]

I am sooo happy for you that you have turned this into your full time job. I also credit my beautiful garden to you and your enthusiasm for gardening. Can't wait to follow your journey . Please keep a track of things that also don't go as planned. Would be a helpful video. ❤

[@jeriwebb700]

Good idea! That can save us a lot of money and frustration!

[@aspiringviolinist5732]

What a great idea! I'm in the South, but I love seeing what you guys in the West can plant. Love seeing you grow this channel! Super happy that you have this amazing space to grow your garden!!

[@cathleenmartini4887]

Janey, I love your channel! So happy to see a gardening program that focuses on our western location. I think Proven Winners plants are the best, but getting your hands on them is an issue here in So Cal, zone 10a. I have been able to get a few at my local garden centers, but the selection is very limited. I have been told by my garden center that there are very few growers in this area. Please let Proven Winners know we need more growers in this area for their wonderful plants!

[@grisespino5342]

Thank you, thank you Janey! We have one of the longest growing seasons and as you mentioned many micro climates. Sunset magazine is gone, HGTV doesn't apply the G. I enjoy watching gardeners from Europe, Canada, Australia and everything in between. Learn so much. It's wonderful to have someone as engaging as yourself represent the West with Proven Winners!👌🏻 Superbena Sparkling Amethist is on my list for next year. 🌱

[@barbaramccann7944]

I love that you have a new studio space for YOU!

[@julielangoni9384]

Wow, I can't thank-you enough! I feel we get overlooked in the West when it comes to beautiful gardening ideas! So happy for your inspiration:)

[@dawnbartoy9949]

Hi Janey! Your office is so pretty! Maybe you could put a glass door in the back wall and enclose the framed area to make a greenhouse and give the office more daylight. It would be so cool!

[@JL-hw5hu]

Yes that's a great idea!

[@jeriwebb700]

What an excellent idea! Then she can see the greenhouse from her office chair. It would be like working in the greenhouse!!

[@shelleyscarborough9171]

THANK YOU JANEY!! I'm in SoCal 9B and really appreciate a list "just for us here in the west". Thank you Thank you

[@hitecmom]

Hallelujah! Zone 10a here. So Cal needs more varieties of PW plants! And more nurseries that will sell them. Our local Lowes sold 6 varieties of Caladiums, but they scorched in mostly shade. I use drip irrigation. Not a great choice. Please help us Janey!

[@heathermcelroy7171]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! These lists will be game changing.

[@terrycourtney8011]

Hi Janey- I'm a native Californian who is now living in Boise, ID, Zone 6b. Gardening here is WAY different than gardening in San Francisco, Novato, Sacramento, Antelope, Orangevale...all the places I've called home for most of my life. Allot of the plants are same here in ID, but so many are different and treated differently here in ID and some I've never heard of and have never experienced. You know what blew me away when i came to ID? In the spring Costco sells big beautiful hanging baskets of geraniums...at the end of fall when temps get down, people just throw them out because they freeze, they are treated as annuals here. It's crazy to me. It has been a16-year- learning curve. I'm excited to learn about your "Best in the West" series to see what I can apply to my northwest planting experience. I love your new property and every morning I look forward to your videos to see what adventure you're going to take us on next!

[@Meems56]

Thank you Janey! I’m a long time viewer and love all your adventures! My Tampa 9b is very different from your 9b BUT I’m inspired by your tenacity ( which as gardeners we need to be!) and your passion for your garden! I enjoy all your advice and take on board what works for me! Thx again my gardening friend!🌸🩷

[@michelleg.8190]

Hi there Tampa 9B here and I agree ! It’s not the same but her passion for her garden is such a joy! I get lots of inspiration and take what works for me and my small garden

[@gracefulgrowing144]

What a great resource you are. I do not live in your zone. I also do not live in a dry hot climate, I'm in Indiana. But it's still something that's needed and that's wonderful.Thank you for doing this for everybody and being a partner with PW. And a lot of the plants that you have mentioned I can grow here they're just more on a annual basis depending on the plant. Some of the shrubs you have mentioned like a Butterfly Bush is a prennial for me here as well. On a side note I love that you're in your new DPWR office it's great. I'm very happy for you.❤❤

[@barbarawitt9989]

Hi Janey! Your office looks very professional and cheerful! Have a great day!!!

[@todayinthegarden]

Hi Janey, I live in Southern California zone 10b, and I really want to thank you for introducing me to one of my favorite plants in my garden “Mystic Spires Blue” salvia ! The color is beautiful and attracts pollinators. I am a plantaholic and have a variety of salvias 😂, but that one is my favorite. One shrub that is evergreen here and performs really well for me on my clay soil is “Euryops” . I really recommend it, is for USDA zones 8-11t,.I know you tried the “Proven Winners” at your last house garden and like it but didn’t love to deadhead it. I would say you need to try it again, it is just like butterfly bushes, they need to be deadhead too to look it’s best Euryops flowers are very pretty and attracts bees and butterflies, they are heat tolerant and drought tolerant once stabilized, it is in fact my favorite performer in my garden! Have a great day :)

[@tinapaxton4231]

Hi Janey. Very good idea. I live on the southeast coast but am not offended that you are focusing on your area. Everyone would do better by picking plants appropriate for their area. I am a few hours from Jim Putnam but that doesn't mean we can plant the same plants. I am a novice gardener and leaning on my area master gardeners for info.

[@Pinolera007]

Finally someone with a great ideas for CA. I live in Yuba City and hour away from Davis. I'm also 9b zone and you have no idea how have struggled with my garden. OMG!!! I am so excited, I can kiss you. Thank you!!!

[@jaqmackie]

I was so happy to find your channel. Love watching for inspiration. I’m Australian and we have similar climates and I can usually find similar plants here. I’ve actually bought Mystic Spires after your recommendation 💚 I have quite a few hydrangeas but they do need next water and shade.

[@lindaburris4138]

I think the plants on your “Best of the West” list will do well here in S. Central Oklahoma as long as I check that they can handle our cold winters. We have hot dry summers also.

[@michelleg.8190]

So glad you mentioned Tampa 9b I take so much inspiration from you and your garden. I love that you asked proven winners to help with your Best for the West idea. Thanks so much :)

[@sandraengstrand2784]

Janey, you are *the best of the west*!!!!! I am in Nashville, Tennessee, and can use many of the same “proven winners” in my garden!! ❤

[@kellycornett6219]

Really enjoying the journey! Thank you.

[@TheMarisela1986]

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!! I have always said that searching ideas for California gardening on KZbin was almost impossible. Of course until you came in. I live in SoCal, LA area and our weather is crazy. Fun fact, I actually stumbled upon your channel 2years ago while searching Zone 9/10 garden tours on YT. You are definitely a valuable resource for us!!!

[@gardenandjoy]

I'm in Massachusetts but I still enjoyed the video. It's great to see your enthusiasm and passion. I didn't realize all the struggles you area had with Proven Winners until watching your videos. I think this will be really encouraging to share with a local nursery getting into Proven Winners as well.

[@dianeharlow974]

I'm so excited about this! I'm in Southern California and need this information! Thank you Janey for bringing us all along on this new project ❤️ Love, love, love it!!

[@ashleyowens1093]

Supertunia Bubblegum is the gateway drug for new gardeners!

[@jeriwebb700]

I wish I could say the same (Zone 10b) I don't know what my issue is , but I keep killing them and they are suppose to be perennials here.

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

Goodmorning! Thank you so much for keep inspiring us everyday. Your office is awesome.

[@shelleymolinaro5866]

Great idea Janey! And proven winners were smart to partner with a passionate western gardener like you. Congrats!!!

[@dorothytefelski5659]

I too live in your area, I have watched many Gardners across the USA and their zones and could never relate to the plants they were using. I can hardly wait for each morning to sit and watch what you are doing!🎉

[@tiatran7815]

Finally, someone to represent the west! I’m in zone 10 and so excited for this. Thank you Janey. Congratulations on your journey to beautified your home and inspiring us all❤️

[@lisapopoff9305]

So excited for this! This is the reason I started following you in the first place. I could not find an expert gardener that lived in my area, until I found you. And I have been a huge fan of Proven Winners plants since I started following Laura years ago. Love and appreciate this so much! Thank you!

[@jenmason40]

Even though you live nowhere near me, you always put a smile on my face. I love gardening as much as you & started only couple years ago. You've given me so much more confidence & like you, Sweetpetunia bubblegum was my first starter plant that was so successful. Watching your videos & ideas really come together. With your introduction to Robbie(so much fun when you guys get together) also Michael, love love love this man. He's a stroke of genius!!! How fast his creative mind works, amazes me. I feel you are my garden friend from another country. Cheers, much love from Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦❤😊

[@dawnhenderson515]

In Las Vegas my Superbells, Coleus, Queen Tut, Plum Dandy, Supertunia are doing AMAZING especially in the 4 beautiful Aqua Pots that I purchased last spring. My 2 Pugsters Butterfly bushes really struggled after being planted in April, when the 115 degree weather hit, they fried and lost all of their leaves but are full of new leaves now. I am hoping that next spring they will be established and tolerate next summer better. I also planted a Fireball burning bush at the same time, it too struggled with the 115 heat but just sprouted new foliage in the last couple of weeks. I have to tell you that I am so excited for the new 20 year old Crape Myrtle tree that is being planted in our backyard in a couple of weeks. Your beautiful garden under the Crape Myrtle was my inspiration. Thank you for all you do to inspire we gardeners in the west

[@jksampley5872]

Janey, your journey has blossomed (pun intended) into a truly beautiful new chapter with your proposed Best of the West series with Proven Winners! I've always longed for this very feature from PW for us here in the West, thank you!!! As a longtime subscriber, how fun and inspiring to witness your garden journey travel and grow over the years ❤

[@deesmith1510]

Thanks, Janey, for representing us West Coasters!

[@Kitland]

Congratulations on being featured with this great idea on Proven Winners. Now we just need a reliable resource to find Proven Winners plants when we need them. I know Green Acres has a large selection of shrubs but no annuals. Home Depot has a limited selection of annuals hit and miss. What about that Ace garden center you featured a while ago? Is there an update on when they’ll have a PW event with a large selection?

[@darlenencambria]

So glad to hear you are doing this. So many channels do not cover the western states. I’m in San Luis Obispo county on the coast . Even in my small village we have so many micro climates 9 through 11. Wished more nurseries would carry Proven winters here, especially plants that are somewhat drought tolerant 🌻🧡🌻

[@sweetpeasandyarrowaranchdi8327]

I'm an Oregon dry, zone 5. We get feet of snow in the Winter and no rain in the Summer. So a lot of the mediterranean plants that you can grow won't work. But I want to highlight using junipers for evergreen interest. Once they get established, they don't need anything. There are varieties that you can still topiarize or cut into boxes. I like to plant junipers, russian sage, etc. And that leaves me with more water for limelights😂.

[@marialmartinez5955]

Yes Janey this is a wonderful idea.. I'm living in florida zone 9 an we need to know wish plant is good In This zone. 👏👏👏💯👍👈

[@judybrown8233]

FINALLY!!! I live in So Cal. I’ve been so hungry for garden ideas that fit my zone!! Thank You!! I can’t wait to try some of your suggestions!,

[@teresaavery3615]

Great idea and I know your gardeners in the West will appreciate you for doing this. We have Bustani Plant Farm in Stillwater, Oklahoma and they only sell plants that do well in our area. These are all plants that they plant & test in their garden. I so appreciate knowing what I buy will do great.

[@carolmacdonald8437]

Thank you, Janey for "Best For the West"! I have a hard time finding Proven Winners plants in my area, but I will definitely ask for your recommendations at my local garden centers. I'm in Gilroy, CA. We're also zone 9b, though we don't have as many super hot days and we're probably cooler at night than you. I think whatever works for you should be great here. When I 1st watched your channel you were more of a beginner than I, but since you went to Master Gardener training, I'm learning a lot from you and I'm thoroughly enjoying your adventures at your new home!

[@lindsaynewbrough4317]

Love this!! I’m in SoCal (inland) and are always so lost on what to look for to plant in my yard! This list is going to be so helpful!

[@linakhoury6623]

Hi Janey 🌺 wonderful and beautiful list of plants for your zone .These plants grow well in my area but I like to experiment with another unique plants if they will grow well in my garden . Have awonderful day .🌺🌻🌺

[@celticcarys2483]

Proven Winners shrubs and perennials do not do well here in the coastal Pacific Northwest in my experience. When I want to know what will grow well here, I ask at my local independent garden centers. Also, if you can find a large Facebook group dedicated to your specific gardening area, you can learn a lot from other gardeners in your area. I watch KZbinrs for ideas, but the reality is their gardening climate is usually too different from mine.

[@aleagonzales]

This!! Such a great idea! Thank you for highlighting our climate. I love seeing how passionate you are about CA gardening.

[@karenbaker5485]

This is so great. I live in central California and I have not found any resources like this. I learn so much from your videos. Thanks for sharing this information.

[@janetamato5449]

I’m so excited because you have inspired me to make my yard more beautiful here south of San Francisco 9b. ❤❤❤. Thank you so much!

[@stephaniesharkey3538]

Great idea! You’ve come so far since I first started watching ! Go Girl!!

[@gardeningwithgwethalyn]

You're growing. ❤❤❤❤

[@dinaducheny3450]

Thank you so much for these lists. I love Proven Winters and I have seen several plants I have wanted to try in So Cal zone 10b but didn't think they would do well. I have found so many I want to try from your list. I love the small butterfly bush you picked. I have a small yard, so I need small shrubs and plants. I can't do the 5'x5' type.

[@dianeasberry7928]

I'm so happy to see your Best for the West plants. Living in North Central Texas has been a challenge, especially this year. We don't have the rain nor the cool down temps at night. Even Cats Pajama has struggled this year. Good grief. I have tried many Proven Winners plants only to have them die. We are on water restrictions, so there is no watering everyday. There needs to be plants that can live on twice a week watering. I have been switching to natives but I'd really like more blooms and for longer times. Thanks for all you do. I can't wait to try some of your picks.

[@sambrooke4668]

From east Texas thank you for talking about proven winners idea board I was not aware of this.

[@gardenfunwithjane4897]

Hi from Utah! We may be a lot colder in the winter but we are so DRY in the summer. Excited to learn more about this program. Drought tolerant plants are very important to my desert climate. Sedums, salvias, butterfly bushes, bluebeard, rose of sharon, lambs ear, yarrow, And of course i still have to have roses and hydrangeas ;) Thanks for a great video.

[@galacticboomflyer2307]

What a great idea! I'm in Southern California will really enjoy this series!

[@JV-ph3rx]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Janey!!!! How did you know I needed these lists! I'm sure this was a lot of work to do so please know that I appreciate it so much! I'm heading to the lists NOW!!!🙂

[@melonieroe7310]

Janey hi, i found your channel almost at your first video. I was excited to finally find a gardener in CA in my same zone.. I am still watching but we have moved to Florida another 9b. I'll still be watching and trying whatever I can from your new project, Best for the West. Go girl. It's so nice to see you evolve into a freat teacher and master gardener. How nice to see Jason joining in.

[@loriolsonoliver8144]

Great idea. Now PW needs to make more available to us. Here in SantaRosa 9b there are few PW available. I agree they are the best!

[@rlklly]

Thanks for taking this on. We really need more Proven Winner plants in our area. I’m up in Cottonwood, near Redding. In Wyntour Gardens quite often. Love that garden center but we definitely need more Proven Winner plants there. I mentioned to them and asked for some specifically and I haven’t seen them in inventory yet. Hope you can help make that happen. My favorites for our area from Proven Winners are the Summerific hardy hibiscus. They thrive and bloom in my garden when everything else is just exhausted and wilting in the high heat. Thanks Janey

[@lyndastevens9726]

Good for you! Great idea!🎉

[@Vicfric]

I love this idea but one problem…It is nice to know what does well but we cannot get a hold of Proven Winners plants in the first place. I am in So Cal and the only thing I ever see from them are the Supertunias and maybe a few other annuals.

[@deemckinney1486]

I am zone 9B we don’t get the triple digits a lot of humidity weekend so this is a lovely idea. Thank you so much.

[@dragonweengs4010]

Thank you! Yes! Love all the crepe myrtles in summer! Don’t forget geraniums, coleus, succulents. There is so many plants that can do well, many may be forgotten about and it’s such a great idea to have a resource in one spot.

[@kathleensigel9619]

Way to go Janey. 🎉

[@shirleythomas2136]

Thanks for your great idea Best for the West. Can you name nurseries you know that carry PW. I am willing to drive to get plants.

[@AnninAshby]

Congratulations!

[@marytaylor6593]

Thank you so much for the Best for the West list! I will be investing more in our garden paradise thanks to you amazing research! Low desert Zone 9b. Casa Grande, AZ

[@katiedavis5861]

Very exciting!

[@folklover-405]

Good idea, Janey! I'm in drier Eastern WA state, zone 7b they say now, used to be 5a!! Anyway, I can look at the lists to get ideas. One more thing you can do with Proven Winners is to push for them to be distributed to more garden centers in the West, as well as big box stores, as independent garden centers are fast becoming a rarity around here, unfortunately. Thanks!

[@urgetopreserve]

Yay! Gardening in 9A, Sierra Foothills. Started following you on IG and then here on KZbin because there are so few channels doing west coast gardening. Now also following Robbie, too! Great content and helpful ideas!

[@jenniferhooks2454]

The Best of the West set of lists is a good idea. I live on the coast of southeastern NC, zone 8a. Most plant tags have information about cold hardiness, but not so much about heat tolerance, which those of us zone 8 and above really need. I have learned a lot about what plants can tolerate, mostly from difficult experiences. I have certainly learned that my zone 8a is NOT the same Florida zone 8a or Texas zone 8a, or the Oregon coast zone 8a.The sun intensity is such a factor in the higher zones. I have noticed more KZbin gardeners are intentionally talking about light conditions in different areas of the country. It will be interesting to see how you progress.

[@itsmewende]

Such a great idea for you guys across the country from me. I rarely get into the hundreds, feels like temps do, but just into. Speaking of crape myrtles, my oldest one started looking horrible last summer, beautiful blooms, hardly any foliage.??? I'm going to get me a pole pruner and hopefully I can rejuvenate it...maybe.

[@kerrimoore9852]

Omg I'm so glad you did this! I was in my yard yesterday wishing you could come help me with what to plant! This is going to be so helpful!

[@grammytammysadventures]

Yay! South Fremont in Alameda county, zone 9b/10a. I love the idea of focusing on the best for the west ❤ You are such an inspiration!

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

Sounds wonderful Janey 🥰🥰

[@Danielle-dv1li]

Thank you! I'm So Cal, zone 9A. We needed this. 🙂 Purple fountain grass does very well for me.

[@MelanieMartin-b2x]

This is s fantastic idea! I live in Contra Costa County so I’m not too far from you and also in 9b. Summer heat is an absolute bear and with our usual drought conditions it definitely makes gardening a challenge. I’m so excited about all the beautiful plants you will showcasing and I love to watch your video daily. You’re doing a great job and it will be a fun journey watching you develop your lovely ‘country romance’ home. 🌸😎🌺

[@susiefrederickson660]

I’m in PNW-Gig Harbor, Washington growing zone 8b and I have grown all the plants you mentioned over the years except Fire Cracker bush-Estrellita Little Star. It’s a good one I need to get. I agree, Crepe Myrtle is such a beauty!

[@takeupyourcrown6407]

yay! Thank you for this!

[@Syvgrrl]

WOOT! I live in Santa Barbara County, and am so GRATEFUL for this! :D

[@MariePotsPlants]

Way to represent the west Janey 💚

[@teresaj6585]

Jamey, thank you so much for doing all this research! I live in zone 9b as well, not too far from you in Rocklin, CA, and it has been a struggle to get plants to survive. I don't always have a lot of time to compile plant lists, so this is so helpful and much appreciated! Blessings to you and your family.