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When many people think of gardening, they envision rows of tomato vines laden with fruit, or perhaps a neat orchard, but one's landscape and the outdoor environment experienced on a daily basis are important components of personal well being.
In lower elevations in the high desert, primarily Owens Valley, there is an abundance of plant material that has been selected that prefers cooler summers. With plenty of water these marginally adapted plants plants, particularly trees, will survive but they do not do as well as they should.
The key to plant selection is to place a plant that's adapted to your location, appropriate to the space available, and functions as you would desire it. In Horticulture we usually call this Right Plant, Right Place.
