In Washington State, where I grew up, we would find tiger lilies in the woods. I'd love to have something like that here, but I'm sure they'd wither and die.

Despite the high heat down here, I've managed, with my xeriscape plantings, to have quite a lush yard, and when I walk through the front I can smell the sweet scent of a lot of flowering plants. This is such a different yard than seven years ago, when it was Bermuda and a ratty hedge.

SRS