Which Part of the US is more Lush Green? (design, yard)

[bluescreen73]

Of course it's the east. A correlated poll could be "Which part of the country is more humid and buggy?"

[mjlo]

Originally Posted by Gunion Powder

The intense green doesn't stop once you cross the Mississippi.

Of course it doesn't, it's a rather slow fade.

[Gunion Powder]

Originally Posted by mjlo

Of course it doesn't, it's a rather slow fade.

While I'm not as sure about the states further north, I do know that parts of Louisiana and Texas are some of the wettest and greenest areas in the nation; more so than most places east of the Mississippi, in fact.

[StealthRabbit]

PNWe_t

WA = "the Evergreen state" 300' tall evergreen trees in my 'Pacific rain forest' (backyard)...(with moss and ferns growing on trunks) Yes, we truly have the official designation as a 'rain-forest'

The Evergreen State State Nickname (unofficial) | State Symbols USA

200+ days drizzle / yr, GREEN all winter... (except the 2-3 times it snows... (washed away by rain within 4 hours))

Vancouver BC (Lynden / Blaine (USA)> Seattle > Salem.

Moss on the roofs, north facing walls, and sidewalks, Green fir needles EVERYWHERE (they never turn brown, even OFF the tree, unless burnt by sun (what sun?)). Our slugs are also green (we have PLENTY of 6" slugs slime-ing around the yard and sidewalks (squish).

Even the stuff in my refrigerator is green! (celery, lettuce, cabbage, chard, Zucchini, cucumbers, green chili, green peppers, apples (red apples are not fit to eat), 7-up...)

BTW: we (PNW) have to mow our lawns 3x / week (in the drizzle), and my field grass is 7' tall by june!

Blackberry vines are green (and big) I have some over 30' (3 stories) tall, My corn grows above my 16' ladder I use to place sprinkler. (when it finally quits raining (July 5th and the 80 days following) Then... more rain (until next July 5th). I log 100 - 120" of drizzle / yr.

My TX place gets 37 Inches of rain 1/3rd of that came in 4 hrs last May. (not drizzle!!)

It is not green yr round in TX. (except on the lakes / NE TX)

[Gunion Powder]

Originally Posted by StealthRabbit

It is not green yr round in TX. (except on the lakes / NE TX)

Southeast Texas is much greener and wetter than Northeast Texas.

[danielj72]

I cant believe this poll and question is out there. How about a new poll, Which part of the US is colder, North or South??? We all know what part of the country is most green.

[danielj72]

Originally Posted by mjlo

Of course it doesn't, it's a rather slow fade.

The states on the immediate west side of the Mississippi are still quite green. Arkansas and Missouri are very lush. However if you get west of there it the greenery and lushness fade very quick.

[Pyroninja42]

Missouri is *not* very lush. It has a lot of trees, yes, but its forests are anything but lush.

[kyle19125]

The Great Smoky Mountain National Park in SW NC is essentially a rain forest and the greenest/most lush place I have seen anywhere in the continental US.

[TarHeelNick]

Which is colder....Alaska or Hawaii?