Actually, Maryott's is only about 5-10 miles from the Pacific Ocean just a few miles south of Santa Cruz, and the mountains really begin a few miles east of his gardens. I got to visit his nursery back in 2011, and it was really wonderful.
He always waits until after spring bloom season to ship, so any flowers on your plants a couple of months after you receive them are actually rebloom -- and I've had a lot of them over the past few years! It's really amazing how many of his plants will bloom for you over the summer and early fall months, which is another reason I love Maryott's!
