Green grass in Colorado? (Denver, Aspen: crime rates, how much, employment)

[bluescreen73]

And my original point was that people have proven you can have a green lawn even in the middle of the desert if you pour enough water on it. The Front Range does not naturally support bluegrass lawns and the inhabitants of the Front Range are wasting tens of millions of gallons of water per year trying to brute force vegetation to grow in a climate zone where it doesn't naturally belong.

[jazzlover]

Originally Posted by Josseppie

Not if you are talking about your personal yard, my lawn is nice and green from the Spring to the fall, more then 6 months!

Read my ****ed post!

There are two things that make for natural (emphasis added) green vegetation: precipitation and growing season.

[Josseppie]

Originally Posted by jazzlover

Read my ****ed post!

You forgot about the fall colors and the winter with the snow. Finally this thread was about having a green lawn, that you can do easily with a sprinkler system!

[jazzlover]

Originally Posted by Josseppie

You forgot about the fall colors and the winter with the snow. Finally this thread was about having a green lawn, that you can do easily with a sprinkler system!

I saw the word "lawn" nowhere in the OP's post. Or snow. Or fall colors. Guess you didn't read that, either.

[jazzlover]

Originally Posted by jazzlover

I saw the word "lawn" nowhere in the OP's post. Or snow. Or fall colors. Guess you didn't read that, either.

Or this from the OP:

Definitely not looking to be wasteful with watering the lawn! They do that here in Phoenix and it is just plain ridiculous, as you can imagine. Was just wondering what cities/counties would offer natural greenery (if any). Or have I just been spoiled by my east coast roots? Thanks again.

[Josseppie]

Originally Posted by jazzlover

I saw the word "lawn" nowhere in the OP's post. Or snow. Or fall colors. Guess you didn't read that, either.

I did read here is what it said:

Any ideas on what areas would give us good gardening, camping, and a nice green grass? A nearby river or lake would be ideal.. And so would a good school system and friendly town (of course). We have friends and family in Denver, but we are not tied to that spot. Thanks so much!

We can garden and have a great green grass in the summer with a sprinkler system. The camping is great in the mountains and in the summer is green and in the fall they have wonderful colors. Finally have you heard of the Pueblo Reservoir or Cherry Creek dam? Or the Arkansas river and the South Platte? All great places to visit and fish....

[formercalifornian]

Anywhere inside the Denver loop will give you bluegrass and trees, but as others have indicated, the greenery won't be native and it will require irrigation.

Please forgive me for being nosy, but I'm curious: you're just picking up and moving to Denver because...why exactly? Do you have jobs? I should think that employment would be your first priority, since the Denver metro is a pretty big area, and it will probably drive your choice of housing. I'm all for seizing the moment (my family has moved from one end of this country to the other and, for the most part, it's been a blast), but we always started with jobs and then looked for a place to live. Is that not a concern for you?

[bluescreen73]

Originally Posted by Josseppie

I did read here is what it said:

Any ideas on what areas would give us good gardening, camping, and a nice green grass? A nearby river or lake would be ideal.. And so would a good school system and friendly town (of course). We have friends and family in Denver, but we are not tied to that spot. Thanks so much!

We can garden and have a great green grass in the summer with a sprinkler system. The camping is great in the mountains and in the summer is green and in the fall they have wonderful colors. Finally have you heard of the Pueblo Reservoir or Cherry Creek dam? Or the Arkansas river and the South Platte? All great places to visit and fish....

Joss, you're missing the point. That green grass ISN'T NATURAL. You get out of the cities (especially to points east) and the natural vegetation is brown. I'm sorry but eventually all that wasteful water usage keeping lawns that have no business in Colorado green is going to catch up with the state. You're taking water away from farmers downstream who depend on it to grow their crops. When it comes to keeping food on the table or having a putting green for a lawn in the midldle of the desert, FOOD WINS.

Instead of throwing reservoirs at the problem of water shortage all those Front Range transplants need to stop consuming water wastefully on landscaping. Plant native trees and grasses and live with it.

[Josseppie]

Originally Posted by bluescreen73

Joss, you're missing the point. That green grass ISN'T NATURAL. You get out of the cities (especially to points east) and the natural vegetation is brown. I'm sorry but eventually all that wasteful water usage keeping lawns that have no business in Colorado green is going to catch up with the state. You're taking water away from farmers downstream who depend on it to grow their crops. When it comes to keeping food on the table or having a putting green for a lawn in the midldle of the desert, FOOD WINS.

Instead of throwing reservoirs at the problem of water shortage all those Front Range transplants need to stop consuming water wastefully on landscaping. Plant native trees and grasses and live with it.

LOL that's a little off topic. The question was can they have a green lawn and a nice garden with good camping and nice rivers and reservoirs. The question is YES! Now they need to find out if they can find a job here....

[formercalifornian]

An interesting article on water conservation for those who are interested...

Everything You Know About Water Conservation Is Wrong