I am an avid organic gardener and former commercial grower and after living and culturing gardens and greenhouses in many 4 season states it is a complete joy to be able to grow warm weather crops like tomatoes year round here in San Diego. I recently planted 13 fruit trees in my small front lawn in an attempt to have privacy some years down the line so to be nude in front too. I'm replacing concrete around the pool with edible ground covers and adding multi crop perimeter gardens to sustain my naturist guests and me. Not to mention the wonderful aesthetics that plants bring with joy and ambiance. And why water so much lawn in a desert anyway? ;-)
Every year I have a greater urge to quit fighting the cold winters and move somewhere I can garden year round.