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Our lot is covered with juniper and piñon trees, our yards have green bushes and trees; in the city, there are lots of trees. What we don't have is the lush green grass that we had in Kansas and back east. That is a sacrifice you make for living here where our "lawn" is blue grama grass that does not get full and green. We have plants, but they are drought resistant low moisture-requiring xeriscape plants - but they ARE green.
There are benefits to the desert climate - my retired hubby does not have to mow the grass every few days like he did in hot humid Kansas; and everything here is low maintenance. And as others have said, when you go into the mountain areas, you will see lots of green, including pine and aspen trees as beautiful as anything you see in other parts of the country.
Anyone who is happy living in "emerald green Pennsylvania" probably wouldn't want to consider relocating to New Mexico.
There is an amazing amount of 'green' in NM, different, yes, from what you see in the rest of the country, but it is definitely here. Giant agaves, towering ocotillo, pine trees, cottonwood trees, palm trees, yucca, aloe, cacti, rosemary - and lots of them bloom in the most remarkable colors and shapes. I see something new everyday.
One of my favorite "greens" in NM are the chamisa plants which grow like weeds in my area. Chamisa has a silvery gray green color and I like it ... and when it blooms in the fall (yellow flowers) it smells wonderful.
the first thing my husband said when we started touring the area for homes "I can sell the tractor - I won't have to mow". Seeing how we mow every 2-3 days if it stops raining long enough, he is STILL doing the happy dance on the 'SW Natural Lanscapes" we saw. He had a 'green is better' mentality too until we bought 5 acres up here - now every time its sunny we are mowing like mad to get it cut and manageable for the next round of rain.
The last time I saw a post here about whether there's any green in NM, I went outside and took some pics to share. At the time, it was the summer rainy season and the green was lush. A couple of summers ago, we got 30 inches in two months and I felt like I was in Vancouver.
These days we're seeing some of the driest weather since I moved here almost four years ago. It's also been very windy, yet there's still plenty of green. See the attached photos. I took these just a few minutes ago in the Lincoln NF. If you're looking for green places to move to, check out Ruidoso in the south and regions beyond Santa Fe in the north.
I can live without the green grass and flowers and all that, it's the WHITE that I need to thrive out here. Last year was a killer season, and I hope we see more of the same this winter. Just biding my time working hard all summer and then it's time to start praying for snow. About 5 more months, and with any luck I will be back on my boards.
When I think of New Mexico, I think of only two colors, and one of them is green . . .
domino ... LOVED your post!!!
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Lots of Green in New Mexico
