Cactus Vs. Trees

[sheena]

Originally Posted by cbang

The cactus are always replanted elsewhere, as they must be tagged. Generally speaking people from OUTSIDE of AZ love the cactus and desert-look, but once you live here a while that look as well as the prickly-type plants get really really old. GREEN becomes very appealing, which is why central Phoenix is such a popular spot.

I personally agree. I doubt everyone feels that way but for me after 19 the novelty has worn off. I still love palm trees though but they can keep the rest of the desert plants desert rocks and dirt.

[MaimounaKande]

I much prefer the natural desert look too. Move to Tucson--way more natural desert than Phoenix!

[aj661]

Originally Posted by sheena

I personally agree. I doubt everyone feels that way but for me after 19 the novelty has worn off. I still love palm trees though but they can keep the rest of the desert plants desert rocks and dirt.

I'm with you. I've been here since 1962 and whatever novelty there was, it wore off by 1970. I do love the desert, but I don't need to have it in my yard. My property is an oasis: Green grass, pine trees, a pool, spa and more than 20 rose bushes. The desert is everywhere. If I want to look at cactus, I can drive about 1/2 mile and it's all around me, or I can just look over my back wall at the Superstitions.

[sheena]

Originally Posted by aj661

I'm with you. I've been here since 1962 and whatever novelty there was, it wore off by 1970. I do love the desert, but I don't need to have it in my yard. My property is an oasis: Green grass, pine trees, a pool, spa and more than 20 rose bushes. The desert is everywhere. If I want to look at cactus, I can drive about 1/2 mile and it's all around me, or I can just look over my back wall at the Superstitions.

1962? That's the year I was born Yes we had a green oasis in our yard too, in fact you decribed my yard except I had a pond too. It's funny when we did the back landscaping my mother in-law she was trying to be helpful and she would come over every weekend and bring us some sort of cactus. We were doing a green yard with green leafy plants and colorful roses and flowers. I told him I don't want these cactus's here. He mad a little spot and shoved them in the corner