Good luck on whichever choice you make Fiat! It would be nice to experiment on which ones will truly thrive. Sometimes it is a surprise that they will grow with our unique microclimates.
Just bear in mind, your location and mine, we are more inland, always drier..Petaluma has more coastal influence, so there are some flowering plants that are just much happier there than in our side of Cali. The flowering season is almost ending too for most plants, so patience okay?