Its a beautiful country, dry forest, tropical jungles, cool cloud forest, beaches on both sides and active volcanoes in the middle. About the size of Louisiana. The people there still like the U.S. Palms everywhere you look.
Coud forest.

Moss covered tree

Costa Rica, start of the green season,

Jim

The Savannah Ga area would be my choice, Tybee Island has a very nice climate.

Bill

active volcanoes

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Maybe southern Italy...Etna's been quiet for ages!

This pic from Italy.

Barb

I like the Florida Keys. only been there three times but it seems very laid back.

Maui is the place for me.
I can grow anything I want there.
I have seen roses there if you like them.

1) Pensacola (Fl.)

2) Indian Rocks Beach (Fl.)

3) Lake City (Fl.)

4) St. Augustine (Fl.)

5) New Iberia (La.)

Well... I wouldn't move... I like the situation that I have here, but I really wish that I was just 1 zone south of where I am right now. I'm 6a, and if I was in 7a or 7b, I could probably get my needle palms, trachy's and crape myrtles through the winter without much protection. That would make my life so much easier:) Right now, I've got everything covered in a nice leaf mulch pile, and I'm hoping that everything will pull through (at this point, all is well) but if I was a couple hundred miles south, I wouldn't be worrying so much... BUT, then again.. if I was a couple hundred miles south, I'd probably be trying much more difficult palms... instead of needles and trachy's, I'd be doing queen palms and washy's... so there ya go.. it never ends... If I lived on the edge of a volcanic mountain in the middle of a zone 15 climate, I'd probably be trying to raise plants that only grow on the 15th level of hell... that's just how I roll I guess:)

middle of a zone 15 climate, I'd probably be trying to raise plants that only grow on the 15th level of hell.

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Well... I wouldn't move... I like the situation that I have here, but I really wish that I was just 1 zone south of where I am right now. I'm 6a, and if I was in 7a or 7b, I could probably get my needle palms, trachy's and crape myrtles through the winter without much protection. That would make my life so much easier:) Right now, I've got everything covered in a nice leaf mulch pile, and I'm hoping that everything will pull through (at this point, all is well) but if I was a couple hundred miles south, I wouldn't be worrying so much... BUT, then again.. if I was a couple hundred miles south, I'd probably be trying much more difficult palms... instead of needles and trachy's, I'd be doing queen palms and washy's... so there ya go.. it never ends... If I lived on the edge of a volcanic mountain in the middle of a zone 15 climate, I'd probably be trying to raise plants that only grow on the 15th level of hell... that's just how I roll I guess:)

Good points,we would be trying Washys(oops,I already am)Bizzy's and Coconuts.
The weather here sure has been a lot rougher then it was a few years ago when I wasn't growing this stuff 😯

I think that one always wants something he does not, if I lived in Africa and I would enjoyed growing pine trees and poplars around simply because they grow. once I was on vacation in grand canaria (island in Spain) and we went by car to the highest mountain Pico de Teide, there was a small house with a garden outside the old man cared for the trees when I came closer, seeing that it was an apple tree, and how it was proud of him and others envy it. This is our problem, I am glad that I live in the area 6a in central Europe and grow, I grow plants from the USDA 8th

further demonstration of my garden last year I had a -22 ° C and this year was to be -19 ° C
http://www.yuccaland.cz/web/zajimavosti/galerie_zahrada_2008/2008.htm

I wish everyone much success in the cultivation

Yuccaland, what a beautiful garden you have.
Wonderful palms, agaves, cacti, and trunking yuccas.

Interesting that you're in 6A and grow zone 8 plants.
You've done a wonderful job.

Please come back to the Palms North website again!
Barb

Yuccaland, what a beautiful garden you have.
Wonderful palms, agaves, cacti, and trunking yuccas.

Interesting that you're in 6A and grow zone 8 plants.
You've done a wonderful job.

Please come back to the Palms North website again!
Barb

DITTO!
Very nice!

1) Pensacola (Fl.)

2) Indian Rocks Beach (Fl.)

3) Lake City (Fl.)

4) St. Augustine (Fl.)

5) New Iberia (La.)

Aren't most of those places in a freeze right now? Crop and citrus damage.
Cheers, Barrie.

All of the above are. There still very nice places to live though! Things will bounce back there they always do.

Bill