Re: NEW MEMBER

Interesting point, David. It made me realize that this past year's freezing winter (19 degrees for about a week) didn't phase my woody Australian plants, or my California natives. Hebes did fine as well. 




I would suggest that you pay a visit to the New
Zealand/Australian sections of the UC Berkeley and UC
Santa Cruz Botanic Gardens to get ideas of what the
possibilities are.  As neither garden will typically
get as cold as yours at 1500 foot elevation, you will
also need to pay attention to freeze tolerance.

I would look to the survivors of the 1990 and 1998
freezes in each garden to get an idea of the most
tolerant species, and the Santa Cruz garden in
particular will give you a better idea of which plants
are most deer resistant.  You would probably also
enjoy the display gardens at Sierra Azul Nursery in
Watsonville, which has a very good selection of
Australian/New Zealand plants.
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