Deerfield Beach, FL

[jwb]

Reinhard, I'd say the amount of green on your layout is about right for Southern California. On the other hand, the M&ET is maybe 300 miles farther north, and there's more green up there, though the ground in that part of California is still pretty brown. But you have pine trees in the background -- for instance, this is what you see from the BNSF transfer yard to the M&ET at Empire:
   
We've posted now and then about setting up scenery so that different areas on your layout reflect different places. This could be one opportunity.