QuestionI know my question doesn't exactly fit your info base, but there was no title regarding my needs here. I hope you'll be kind enough to give it a shot, though - and many thanks in advance. Where we live in TX, north of Houston, the heat has eliminated many desirable plants we'd like for our garden. When we retire we've decided to move from the heat, just for ourselves, and are very open to where we may end up. Is there a possible zone that sets a climatic medium for a wider range of desirable species? I know it's a difficult, very general question, but I do believe that there are areas that offer a wider selection than where we are now. I hope you can help. Thank you.
Answerthe best zone for growing a wide variety of deciduous or evergreen plants seems to be the middle transitional zones(6-8) from the carolinas to newyork on the east coast. VA to wilmington, DE is a good transitional zone(7). in line w/tulsa OK heading west. here a low winter temp usually doesn't go below 10 degrees. of course if you get extremely hot or cold weather in these spots you may lose certain plants. my favorite location that i'm familiar with is from orlando, FL to N. carolina. it's different for everyone.
