Yes, Hawaii IS a beautiful place... especially if you're a gardener! I think I can understand why we don't seem to hear much from the 9 forum members (9 as far as I can tell) that live in Hawaii.
(They're too busy gardening 365 days a year, to hang out with us!) I do wish they could find the time, cuz the
plant life there is so amazing, I'd love to see more pics of what people have
growing over there!
I asked Shelly about the fuzzy pom-pom things on those Royal Palms, & she said that she thinks those must be the "blossoms". I blew up a part of her pic, to see if we could get a close-up view. (Not very good... I'll see if I can get her to take a telephoto shot of it, cuz I, for one, am intrigued with this!)
</i> Hawaii is somewhere around 140 miles north of the equator, so I'm guessing that it might not be as hot as Malaysia.
(Speaking primarily about sea level locations.) Heck, now that I think about it, I guess the climates would depend a lot on the land mass size, as well as elevation.
OK, now I'm starting to confuse myself again... I think! And.... don't look now, but Hawaii IS part of the United States!
(Just giving you a bad time... I know that you meant the "continental" US!)
But, just think about it... we complain about winter when we can't get out & play in the dirt, but it just might be a blessing in disguise! For most of us, the bugs die off because of the cold, whereas in Hawaii there are creepy crawlys just thriving away,
year round! The other thing is (& we don't like admitting it), we NEED the break... even if it IS usually longer than we would like it to be!