one:
we have five tickets to see five for fighting at the wiltern in LA this saturday, april 21st at 8pm. jeff and i bought tickets for us and the three oldest because they LOVE FFF. jeff has thrown his back and we arent going to be able to go now. if anyone is at all interested please email me. i dont want them to go to waste. you dont have to buy all five and ill sell them cheap! you’d probably have to be pretty local to me to have them by saturday night. (tarawhitneyblog@Yahoo.com)
two:
we are having our bedrooms repainted and i cant choose between these two greens for the girls room. i had them color matched to my two favorite green cardstock colors. dont even know what color or brand they are. i love both of them for different reasons. tell me what you like best!
three:
we want to have this long grass planted on the slope in our backyard with a sprinkling of wildflowers here and there. we have asked at various garden centers trying to explain and no one knows what we are talking about. jeff took a photo of what we want. does anyone know what this grass/groundcover is called? its really popular here but no one knows what it is called!
thanks in advance for the help. i love you internet. :)
ed. tickets are taken! thank you so much! going with the lighter green. its soooo hard to choose but i think its what i want, and painter joe likes it best too. still not sure about the grass. i think maybe ill take that picture and post in a gardening forum or something? none of the pictures look quite like what we have here.
I believe that is liriope. Here in North Carolina people call it monkey grass, but the real name is liriope.
I like the green on the left.
I like both greens. I also like the idea of using both in a stripe pattern. If I had to choose one, I think I’d go with the darker one.
As for the grass, another vote here for Monkey Grass. At least that’s what we called it growing up. I grew up in San Diego. :)
I believe that is liriope. Here in North Carolina people call it monkey grass, but the real name is liriope.
I like the green on the left.
the darker green…
still wondering where you found your lovely locations when you shot here in the valley (AZ) wanna share?
I like the darker green ;)
i love the darker green against the white!
I vote for the lighter green. I have a pale green bedroom, and I love how bright and airy and energized it feels! Light green all the way!
Smiles,
Dianne
So sorry T that you guys won’t be able to go to the concert…I’d buy them but we have tickets to the Angel vs. Mariners game saturday night. Hope Jeff’s back heals quickly so he can give you some extra TLC while you aren’t feeling well. Huggs lovie :)
As for the wall colors, I LOVE the darker color! Seems to have a bit more warmth in it and I think it would grow better with the girls.
Not sure about that grass, funny how just the other day I saw that same stuff and wondered if it would grow well on our hill…hope you find it!
I like the lighter green just so much fresher. After reviewing the posts it looks like you will have no general consenus. Thanks for sharing.
Darker green gets my vote. Nice contrast to the white funiture.
I’m guessing the grass is some type of ornamental grass. So many varieties to choose from, and they come in many more shades of green than the two shades you’re thinking about painting in your girls’ room. BTW, some ornamental grasses have floral blooms that also come in many colors.
Good luck!
~Sorry about Jeff’s back and the concert… bummer.
~Lighter green
~I have no idea what that grass is called, but it’s great!
I like the lighter green because it looks more like the green in my house and even after having it up for 3 years I still love it.
Uhmmm, love the darker colors on the wall, the one on the right! i used a similar color in my bedroom and you can’t go wrong with that! Looks great! ;-)
Ok, you gave up on the favicon thing… ;-( so sad…
since you’re undecided about the paint, let the girls choose; my girls love having cotrol on stuff that relates to them
2. The lighter green for sure
3. I am in Cali too and just bought some of that grass – and its called feather grass. I could only get small pots of it (just put it in my garden) but they said it grows quick!
I am partial to the darker green, although both are very pretty, and restful. The right green seems to have a little more energy. They both look a lot like that grass! what are you doing with the ceiling? Our painters advised us to go with a darker shade on the ceiling than on the walls….???? Don’t know if that would work for you or not, but either color looks really nice with the white beds. Get well soon, Jeff…
Hi! Love those two greens! Could you somehow use both? Paint the bottom portion of the wall the darker green and the upper the lighter (proportions up to you). Maybe separate w/ a chair rail moulding in white/off white/or some other cute color the girls like? I’m sure whatever you do will be AWESOME! :-)
Sorry you can’t go to the concert…
Like the light green
I have no idea about the grass- love it tho!
I think it gets called different things depending on the area you live and zone for growing season. But we call that wheat grass.
I like the darker colour too :)
I like both greens – can you use both? Darker on walls and lighter on ceiling. Or lighter on three walls and darker on one. Or one on most of the walls and color block with the other.
I don’t know what that grass is, but you might try the state botanist or someone similar. You could also find a botanist that should know at your local college or university. They would likely be able to tell you what it is, or give some suggestions for a local grass that would have the same look. HTH!
Is the grass called Red Fescue?
I used two shades of green in my baby’s room and it turned out really pretty. We painted the whole room the paler green, then taped off stripes, and ragpainted the darker green alternating. Just an idea…both are pretty!
I like both greens but think I like the lighter one better. Looks like feather grass but is definitely not liriope or monkey grass. That grows in thicker tufts.
Hi Tara, I live here in your area and we met one night while I was working at Timeless. Anyway… We had grass like that in our yard for a while. My husband said it was called Elephant grass and he got the seed at Armstrong. We had to get rid of it because it was right next to our patio table and it attracted these terrible annoying knats. I also remember it always had yellow jackets around it. Maybe that won’t be a problem if it is up on a hillside. Just something else to consider… Take Care!
I always thought it was called elephant grass. The city has it planted on banks here in Santa Clarita.
the grass is zoisa. it requires very little mowing, perfect for slopes and needs little water. hope that helps:)
Wow! Blast from the past!
I stumbled upon your blog after doing some searches on a piece of photo equipment for my husband. I saw the name, nothing registered…saw the face and was like…”Huh. She looks familiar.”
Oh, it’s Robyn White from Arlington, by the way. :)
Beautiful family, and I wouldn’t have recognized Jeff in a million years! The facial hair threw me off. :D
You have quite a gift for capturing love and beauty in your photos. Absolutely stunning work. :)
Ta ta!
Sorry about Jeff’s back and the concert! :(
I like the lighter green. More feminine. The darker green I still LOVE (I’m a green girl) but for some reason it looks more masculine.
I’m no help on the grass, but I think that would look wonderful!
My hubby is a landscape architect and contractor, he looked at the picture and says it is hard to tell exactly but he thinks it is creeping red fescue. Good luck!
I will try again, I posted and it didn’t work. My hubby is a landscape architect and contractor and he looked at the picture and said he can’t say for sure but thinks it is creeping red fescue. Good luck!
I’m thinking it’s buffalo grass as well. It’s a good ground cover and doesn’t need much watering.
hey tara….
we had something similar to that in our back yard and everyone called it “monkey grass”….ok…. that is here in oklahoma..what we had was a somewhat thick blade….hope it helps…laurie in okc
I like the lighter green. Just painted my office / studio in a similar green … and I *love* it. It’s Pale Sea Mist from Benjamin Moore.
Happy Painting!
I like the dark green or both greens together (either splitting the wall top/bottom with a border or chair rail, or one or two walls dark and 2 or 3 walls light). Good luck figuring out the grass. Our old neighbor had that on their slope and it looked really nice.
Is it mondo grass? I know its some kind of japanese grass.
About the greens… our bedroom is those two colors of green. Lighter one on three walls and the darker one on the wall behind the bed. Then the bathroom is in the darker green as well. Looks really cool. Just throwing one more option out there if you love it that much.
when i lived in Costa Mesa we had a neighbor with that grass in the front yard….i called it bumpy gras.s.but i was also 4.
I used to sell sod. Look up Festuca…it’s a tall fescue. I think F. elatior is what you want. It’s tall growing and clumping, used for erosion control and rough, drought-resistant lawns. I looked it up in the Sunset Western Garden Book.
Good luck.
HI
If the grass is in thick clumps, my bets on Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’. It grows on slopes, is clump forming and looks a lot like your picture.
I have an excellent ‘grasses’ book as i created a grass garden last year (I have a couple of these plants in my garden) called Gardening with Grasses by Michael King and Piet Oudolf. I am UK based but I know the book is available in the US through Amazon.
Happy hunting!
Ps – just in case it’s not this, this plant will give the same affect
We have lots of grass like that here in Hawaii. It is called mondo grass (aka “monkey” grass).
We have lots of grass like that here in Hawaii. It is called mondo grass (aka “monkey” grass).
I see that you’ve already chosen, but I like the lighter green better too. I like both, but the lighter one for a girls’ room.
I hope Jeff feels better soon.
I like the lighter green the best, too. :) Glad you were able to sell the tickets, but sorry you weren’t able to go.
I think it’s called Mondo grass . . . (it’s not the dwarf version though – there’s one variety that gets as tall as 16″ – 20″ tall)
Hey Tara, page 3 of the Lowe’s insert in today’s OC register (sunday 22nd) has Miscanthus (looks like what you are after) on sale $17 for 5 gal.
About the girl in the picture, how cute is she!!!?! No seriously, I just got home from CKU Detroit and found this posted on the blog while I was gone. They are so sweet and you are truly amazing. Thank you again.
lighter…
for a little girl’s room, I’d choose the lighter green – it seems airier and lighter overall. I’d choose the darker shade for me :)
Hi Tara, I’m on the other side of the world so no idea about the grass, sorry, but I heard a really good tip on a gardening show once about getting a nice smattering of wild flowers that don’t like like they have been put there. They suggested gathering a largish bag of potatoes and tossing them about the lawn, (potatoes , because of their irregular shape will roll unevenly and not land in any sort of pattern) where the spuds land is where to plant your bulbs, seeds etc for a nice natural look that doesn’t look like it has been planted that way, it’s also fun for the kids, spud bowling lol.
Cheers Sue.
hey-
i’m sure you’ve probably seen this, but thought i’d share in case you hadn’t
http://www.whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com/videos/view/id/213154
hope jeff feels better. i’ve had some horrible bouts w/ sciatica….but haven’t had it once since i started yoga!