* The Chronicles of Narnia, a series by C. S. Lewis offers a description of Heaven at the end of the sequence in the ' Last Battle ', depicted as a lush green land surrounded by mountains under the rule of a lion Aslan.

" A possible explanation for this colour reference is Al Khidr, the erstwhile tutor of Moses, gained his name from having sat in a barren desert, turning it into a lush green paradise.

The narrative goes that a fisherman from Wuling sailed upstream a river and came across a beautiful blossoming peach grove and lush green fields covered with blossom petals.

The settlements are presented as a mixture of walled villages and rural hamlets set in a lush green, mountainous landscape.

The city lies within the large Basseterre Valley, almost completely surrounded by lush green hills and mountains.

The vegetation, including many ferns in the shady areas, is a lush green.

Despite the apparent lack of fresh groundwater, Bermuda is lush and green, a result of the consistent, high levels of rainfall.

The Botanical Garden is lush, green, and well-maintained.

They cross the mountains into a raised valley, lush and green, known as Kukuanaland.

The lush green of the rainy season Sahelian forest, along the Bamako-Kayes Road in Mali.

During a hunting expedition with his friend Henry Weidner, the two came upon a lush green valley with thousands upon thousands of acres of virgin forest.

Other attractions include crystal-clear green waters, lush vegetation and canoeing.

It is still surrounded by tree lined streets-a canopy of trees and lush green lawns.

Brooklyn is located in a portion of central lower Michigan known for its lush, rolling green landscapes in the Irish Hills area of Southeast Michigan which contains scenic lakes surrounding Hayes State Park and Cambridge Junction Historic State Park which adjoins the Michigan International Speedway.

" One form of " vernus " is " vernal ," as in vernal equinox (" spring "), and so Vernon " had connotations of spring: green, lush, fresh, fertile, etc., and hence was an attractive name for a place.

The seat of Hardin County, Kountze boasts an area of more than 89 percent forested lush green terrain.

There is the lush and green Palma, the arid and barren Motavia, and finally, the icy and desolate Dezoris.

It flows through a meadow, green all year long and filled with lush fruit trees.

Many parts of the island, especially the ravines, are covered in large bushes, making the landscape lush with green.

While the mountain is still mostly lush and green in the summer, many dead Fraser fir trunks can be seen due to these serious problems.

As it turns southwards, the Wharfe then runs through a green and lush valley, characterised by limestone outcrops, such as Kilnsey Crag, and woodland, generally quite unusual in the Dales.

The character ( qīng ) in Chinese means " green " or " lush ", while the character ( dǎo ) means " island ".

Each shard was denied two of the five colors of magic by the event ( the inhabitants of each shard have had no recollection of the missing two colors of mana for centuries ), and have evolved around their remaining three: The militant, feudal, sun-dappled plane of Bant ; the scientific, order-obsessed, windy and cloud covered plane of Esper ; the desperate, lifeless, blackened plane of Grixis ; the violent, harsh, volcanic plane of Jund ; and the green, lush, stampeding plane of Naya.

The buildings are surrounded by lush green parkland.

Because the plateau of Jebel Akhdar is porous limestone, rainfall seeps quickly through it, and the vegetation, which might be expected to be more lush, is meager.

In 1444 Dinis Dias went off the mouth of the Senegal River to reach the westernmost point of Africa he calls Cabo Verde, Cape Vert, because of the lush vegetation seen there.

This period is characterized by the southwest monsoons, which rejuvenate the pasture land, especially the central plateau, and briefly transform the desert into lush vegetation.

Mount Eccles is a fairly small hill surrounded by lush vegetation with a small hidden deep volcanic lake.

" Tropical " is sometimes used in a general sense for a tropical climate to mean warm to hot and moist year-round, often with the sense of lush vegetation.

The vegetation is lush and of great variety, including trees, flowering vines, several kinds of fast-growing bamboo and a resilient mat of grass which covers the plains and continues on along the riverbed for as far down as anyone has ever been able to reach.

Rainfall is heavy, and lush vegetation clings to the sides of narrow river valleys.

A carriage drive ran the length of the building between lush tropical vegetation.

Fish were plentiful, and the region's lush vegetation included numerous food crops.

Noteworthy of the area is also its lush Mediterranean vegetation.

Fish was plentiful, and the regions lush vegetation included numerous food crops.

In contrast to the common perception of lush tropical vegetation that goes culturally hand-in-hand with the appellation " Polynesia ", the Marquesas are remarkably dry islands.

The city of Xalapa is located beneath the volcanic peaks of the Sierra Madre Oriental, at an elevation that oscillates from 1400 metres to 1700 metres above sea level, and is surrounded in lush tropical vegetation.

The climate is oceanic, with high precipitation all year round and moderate temperatures, which allow the lush vegetation to grow.

The city is covered with blossoms and lush vegetation all-year round.

Nothing more inviting to romance or rest your peaceful and quiet atmosphere, the beauty of its lush vegetation and varied fauna and ever-present, all of which were, and remain, a balm for the spirit tense and tired.

The upper reaches of this densely wooded region are almost permanently shrouded in clouds and mist, and as a result are covered in lush and diverse vegetation: they form the protected environment of Spain's Garajonay National Park, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.

Deep lagoon surrounded by lush vegetation.

The city is lush with vegetation, but has an arid climate.

The east end of the island is a dry desert range with mostly rocky formations and cactus while the west end is very tropical with lush vegetation and palm trees, giving the island a unique flair for multiple ecosystems in a small area.

João Pessoa is situated in a tropical zone, with regular rain regimen and thus a lush vegetation ( tropical rain forest ).

Regardless, rain can be expected to fall at any point during the year nourishing the city's permanent green and lush vegetation.