Awesome - then I will not blather on to you about desert plants!

(kinda figured you weren't in the desert anyway given the trees in the background!)
Also - if you go up towards the top of this page - under where it says "Permies" - there is a link to "My Profile" - if you click on that, then scroll down towards the bottom of that page to the bolded words that say "
General Information about yourself" and click the "+" on the left side, you'll reveal an area where you can put in your location/zone and it will appear (after you SAVE your profile with the new info) under your name each time you post. This is a huge shortcut to actually getting info from others in your climate (which is the most useful to you).
Awesome project - keep up the good work and I hope the Virginians jump on this chance to help you out!