In your climate there are two types of figs that should do well: 1) figs that produce a large breba crop and 2) figs that ripen an early main crop. Desert King is the old standby for producing a large breba crop. I have one in my yard and in my opinion the fruit is very nice for a green fig. Celeste if a variety that produces a large main crop early in the season (as far as main crops go). Celeste figs are very nice, although in your cool climate they may not develop full flavor. But if you have the space it still may be worth growing a Celeste tree to see how it does. KiwiBob has a website that discusses how different varieties do up in coastal Washington state. You can check that out and see what does well up there. I'm sure the conditions are pretty similar to yours. https://sites.google.com/site/kiwifruitsalad2/17-puget-sound-regional-fig-test Good luck with everything. Hope you find what grows best for you. Joe

You might find the popular Sunset WESTERN GARDEN BOOK useful. Other than that, if you are down in or near Coos Bay you might notice that the "dracaena" (Cordyline australis) plants don't freeze to the ground repeatedly like they do farther north. Once you get down the outer coast that far you are starting to get into higher minimum temperatures (look at the GARDEN BOOK and you will see they have the same climate zone as San Francisco drawn all the way up to Gold Beach), enabling you to grow lots of interesting tender plants we can't keep going as long up here.

Fort Stevens was my favorite place to camp--great bathrooms/showers, as I recall! Moni, you make it sound so easy that I'm pretty sure I could get my fanny off this seat and join you. ;) I'm so glad you're feeling better and sorry you're seeing the coldest summer ever (my opinion.) Maybe that's better than the hottest? I'm in the bay area and I think it might be warming up later this week. Continue to have fun and stay safe!!

Yes, common foxgloves, Digitalis purpurea, have naturalized throughout the PNW to the point where many consider them to be a common wildflower. They pop up all over in more shady areas but also in full sun and you often see them along the roads or highways. As well as in gardens :-))