Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Has Anyone Moved To A Tropical Location Just To Grow Plants?, 1 by joeswife

joeswife wrote:
Well, there are parts of Kansas I never knew existed. beautiful hills, beautiful woodlands, beautiful native plants.
Sure it is flat out west, but if you drive south and east, it is very much like the tropics .. wait.. isn't the desert kind of tropical?
western Kansas could be considered near desert at some points. The thing is, while some people think dorothy and toto are the most interesting thing about Kansas, you only need to go out to the flint hills, or south to the arboretum in belle plaine, or down the street from here at the older couple that has a pond show every year, to see some really pretty plants and wildlife. Altho I have moved away for short periods of time, I have always come back home, to where I was transplanted to.
The old fashioned southern Magnolia trees are all in bloom and will continue blooming for the next two months. That is a sight to behold! All I have to do , is plant the tropicals I otherwise would not see...
the button bush in bloom covered with butterflys and bees makes one wonder with awe at the beauty of this state.
I just happen to miss the coastal areas, where I spent the first ten years of my life, climbing around on the rocks at the beach.