On 30 Aug 2004 09:31:15 -0700, (--
pelirojaroja) wrote:

We have recently moved from the North Coast - Cleveland, OH - to
Central "coast," CA (Atascadero, CA, which is about 20 mi. N of San
Luis Obispo, and halfway between LA and San Francisco.)

As others have posted, Sunset's 'The Western Garden Book' is a
must-have. Sunset HQ is in Menlo Park, and they have lovely gardens
you can visit. See:
http://www.sunset.com/sunset/web/Mag...ngSunsetAnchor