I missed the comments here, I forgot to put this on my watched thread list.
I am located in Pistol River which is between Gold Beach and Brookings OR, we are right on the coast near the border of CA. There is a narrow strip here that is zone 9 so I can grow almost everything I could when in Santa Clara, CA, except for a few things that will not bloom because we do not get that much heat here. Last summer we only had a couple of days that were close to 70, this year so far we have been in the 70's a couple of times, but now we are cloudy, overcast and down in the 60's.
My daylilies are really stunning this year. I was close to buying some more but I have over 200, mostly older varieties, then had to think about where to put them, etc so decided I have enough. I love those pictures.
Very glad to see you again Lizzi, I always enjoy your comments. And am so curious where you will end up moving.