I have lots of trees here, but they aren't in the best spot for making shade gardens that can be viewed from the house. There is a really good shade garden on the East side of the house, but it's where I won't be very often because of the location. It's also a small bed, and we put the dog kennel there for now. The dogs never actually spend more than 5 minutes at a time in the kennel, but there is no way we'll put it in the sun. So for now, I'll just have to deal with things as they are.
I think my new zone is 7b, but it might be 7a. In town, it's 7b, but we're about 800 feet higher. Town is just a post office and nothing more, which is awesome. I stopped at the only nursery in the next town today, but they didn't know the zone for my location. I'll figure it out eventually though. I just know it's warmer in winter than it was in Utah, which is wonderful!
