Hi Sanda, Yes, we have 2 tours planned for next year - late spring and late summer. I like to give the hosts plenty of time to recover from winter and let whether warm up a bit. The actual homes/locations are still undetermined but there are quite a few we are considering. We still have a couple of fun events planned for this year. Sometime in late September we are planning to have a tropical arrt show at the nursery. Artisans of various mediums will be showing their works of art including scultures, oils on canvass, waterpaintings, etc. We are still open to more artists so feel free to pass the word along. The dates/details for all the events will be sent out to everyone on our mail list (sign up at www.tropicalvibe.com). I will try to post the events and details here but if I get to busy with our landscape design work and nursery operations I might forget. Once the email is sent out please feel free to post the information - "the more the merrier!" torpicalvibe

Looking forward to it!

'Home Run' -- clear pure red 'Jump For Joy' -- peach 'Jubilee Celebration' -- peach/yellow, Austin style 'Iceberg' -- white (or 'Brilliant Pink Iceberg' if you want pink, or 'Burgundy Iceberg', if you want a dark burgundy-red) 'Julia Child' -- butter yellow All of these are reliable performers in So Cal, and not super tall.

Elm? Wow, didn't expect it to be a tree species. It does grow stiffly upright, but we've never let it hang around long enough to see if it grows flowers. There used to be a good sized tree in the front yard in the general vicinity of where they're growing, before we moved in. If that was an elm, that'd explain it. Thanks for the identification!