Hot damn, I had no idea that this board existed. I love plants and trees. I live on the left coast, in the foothills of 7,000 ft. mountains, about 80 miles east of Los Angeles. In my opinion, proper, local-based landscaping is at the heart of good design. I don't have as many natives as I should, but the plants that are in the ground largely are adapted to the hot and arid summers we experience.
Trueheart