Yes, in my experience stropharia in the sun does not work. You may have tomatoes in there now, but next year the mulch will be in the sun and the fungus will suffer. So anywhere full shade, make your bed there. The northern side of the house is fine, I keep them under some arborvitae, which is hard on my back but good for them. Two important things, the chips have to be fresh, from a live tree, which is not a conifer. Most chips from a tree company will, in fact, be from dead trees, which are already well inoculated with something else. I know a tree guy and he knows what I want. The other thing, start it well. Lots of moisture initially, perhaps a tarp on top to retain moisture. I now do only logs, and I always start them (summer or winter) in plastic bags in the basement, after soaking. They do get a bit moldy but the fungus takes 100% of the time. Once it is established, it is robust.

O.O I don't know but it's absolutely beautiful. Just wanted to say that.

If you are absolutely sure it's a puffball, Yum! Peel the leather like skin, if the inside is pure white-slice in 1/4 " slices, dip in beaten egg and fry in butter with salt and pepper till golden brown. You will then be hooked on them. A further note: Puffballs don't have stems like regular mushrooms. Again be absolutely sure what you have.

Dolby Theater is a private venue. The wedding dress was by a famous Lebanese designer. The flowers would certainly have been flown in from Ecuador; an LA broker might have gotten a good commission. The food and some of the musicians would have been local. Guests were flown in and put up at LA hotels. One hopes they left good tips. I still wonder, how much did this cost taxpayers for security, traffic control and so on?