Whats your summers like? Its hotter than shit here. We get 100s sometimes a few weeks straight. Of course it only rains here about once a month. If you plant a tree or a rose bush and dont water it every day, it will be dead in a few days.
My girlfriend lives around Victoria Texas and when she comes to visit says she cant believe how mild the summers are here in Colorado compared to texas. 100 degrees here I guess isnt the same as 100 in Texas.