It is actually fairly easy to grow a tropical paradise in your own backyard. Despite the fact that it does not feel very tropical here in Berkeley, it is moist here and temperatures rarely dip below freezing. If you have even the smallest south facing exposure, you have what you need to create a tropical paradise in your Bay Area backyard!
Hawaii is one of my favorite places, mostly because of the weather, the plants, the water, and the pace.
You find incredible colors as well as a...

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