What Metro Area has the best landscaping? (trees, flowers, bushes)
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@dxd. If you mean Savannah's landscaping itself, the city does put a lot of energy and resources into it. But Spanish moss grows naturally. Some people reading your post might think Spanish moss is part of landscaping, but it isn't. It's just there.
^Great pics! I was actually going to mention Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia, whose landscaping style has apparently been emulated throughout the country.
"In his 1975 report to the Chestnut Hill Historical Society, well-respected preservationist Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr., of Pittsburgh wrote, "Without question, Chestnut Hill remains one of the most beautiful residential areas in the United States." It was not only important to save the neighborhood's architecture, he said, "but the landscaping. Rarely does one see such a fine collection of great trees and shrubs."The neighborhood's landscaping, known as "The Wissahickon Style," has been emulated throughout the country.
Following the topography of the land to shape the neighborhood, this style of landscaping relies on the use of native plants, Wissahickon schist and fieldstone, and other materials of the Wissahickon Gorge, which formed the neighborhood's southwestern boundary and encompasses today's 1,400-acre Wissahickon Valley Park."
Seattle. They have gorgeous vegetation and greenery to work with. Even some of the freeways have impressive landscaping. The climate there is damp and temperate for a long part of the year so a lot of plants thrive and they seldom have hot or cold extremes.
I have recently been itching to see Seattle, especially because of the greenery.
Seattle does do a great job, Also San Diego is very pretty around town and along the interstates and major thoroughfares, Washington DC also in many areas.
Seattle does do a great job, Also San Diego is very pretty around town and along the interstates and major thoroughfares, Washington DC also in many areas.
To me, DC is hands down has the best landscaping of the major cities I have visited. It's lush, green, manicured and obviously well designed by some of the best landscape architects.
Not Phoenix. Or any desert town. It's all rocks here.
What a lie. There are many nice older neighborhoods in Phoenix that are quite lush and landscaped nicely. BTW, for those areas that do have desert landscaping with rocks, cacti, etc., they actually look quite nice and clean. In addition, they require less WATER (for those of you who like to complain about that) to maintain. I personally believe that the Phoenix metro in general is one of the cleanest looking ones when it comes to landscaping regardless of whether it's done with grass, trees, rocks, or cacti.
Seattle. They have gorgeous vegetation and greenery to work with. Even some of the freeways have impressive landscaping. The climate there is damp and temperate for a long part of the year so a lot of plants thrive and they seldom have hot or cold extremes.
Meh. Metro Seattle generally has trees and other vegetation growing on the side of the roads. Or the roads are bordered by water. That doesn't really count as "landscaping." I think we are interpreting the question differently though. I'm thinking more about the entire metropolis and the roads/freeways between them.
Generally, regions that are more spread out with more land have landscaping on the sides of roads and such. Dallas, Houston, Detroit, Chicago, East Coast, etc. come to mind. Here's an example from a Detroit suburb:
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