Is boulder scenic with vegetation? (Denver, Longmont: neighborhoods, live in, gardens)

[hello_im_sean]

Hello all, kind of a weird question but it seems that boulder gets more precipitation annualy than other areas of the front range. I'm really looking to move somewhere with pleasant weather and beautiful surroundings. Im currently leaning towards Seattle (Very different i know) but was wondering if Boulder could offer a more lush landscape and easier access to the mountains and nature compared to Denver which i know is pretty brown. Thanks!

[Neditate]

Lush is not a word normally associated with anywhere in Colorado. Boulder is considered the high-desert, with a semi-arid climate and very little humidity.
Have you Googled for images?
It is a scenic town nestled against the foothills with easy access to the mountains. People have lawns (xeriscaping is better suited to this area), trees, flowers and gardens. There are many parks scattered around town. Springtime can be very green and lovely, but once summer arrives and the temperature heats up, the humidity level drops and stuff dries up.
I like the weather here. We have plenty of sunshine year-round. I visit my friends in Seattle and while it is beautiful and lush, I could not live in a place with so much rain/drizzle and cloud cover.

[hello_im_sean]

I find google image searches and often times photo galleries to be deceptive with how they present an area. For example ive seen many pictures of Denver posed as a lush green city. I wanted to ask people from the area who know the truth. if there was a boulder photo thread id look through that.

[Mike from back east]

Look in the index, there ARE photo threads listed in there.....

It isn't lush here. Mostly brown.

[DressageRider]

Not at all lush.

[hello_im_sean]

Still nice scenery though? or not so much? In your opinions..

[WhereTheSidewalkEnds]

Well, scenery as in seeing the foothills and flatirons from Boulder yes. It's scenic. You are too close to see the big mountains though.

Boulder and the front range in general, as others have already said, is not lush in any sense of the word. We have a month or so during the spring where the foothills are green and very pretty. But then the heat hits and it pretty much browns up. Except the trees of course. And our season is shorter here. So we still do not have leaves on the trees yet and that still won't happen for another couple of weeks.

It really depends on what you are hoping for and what you are used to. It's very different here.

[DressageRider]

It is gorgeous here. Not lush but the mountains are beautiful. I like that in Longmont we have great views of Longs Peak, but seeing the Flatirons in Boulder is pretty stunning too. Lots of views from Denver too, of course.

[qfrost]

I've always thought it was beautiful. Not back East leafy, but still awesome.

[Idlewile]

Lush? No. Beautiful and scenic? Extremely. Have you googled "Flatirons Boulder"? There are trees and a lot of green in the historic areas/neighborhoods (in contrast to nearly everything else outside of Boulder) during spring and summer.