I haven't been able to attend an IPS Meeting yet, due to my kids always having activities on the weekend, but I've been fortunate enough to get personal tours a few of these amazing gardens. Yesterday was primarily to visit @BS Man about Palms amazing garden. Bill was kind enough to visit my (relatively young) garden in South Carlsbad, and gave me INCREDIBLY helpful advice on plant location & care. He then invited me to come see his garden, but it's far enough away that I needed an excu