Its hard to see in the picture, but see how the window butts up against the bookshelf? How do I hang a curtain rod in this situation? Any ideas??

I would like to plant mondo grass in a very large section of our front lawn as a way to shape the grass and create a nice landscape. Would buying such a large amount of mondo grass be expensive? Would I have to plant the mondo grass very close together in order to achieve a lawn-type look, or could I plant them separately, maybe six inches or so apart, and let them "grow in"? The effect I would like is similar to this picture.

We all had so much fun with the first contest, Hometalk has agreed to host another one! I took a walk through a local nursery today and enjoyed the fragrance of newly arrived Christmas ...»