Have you ever noticed this effect with grass?

[kwerk]

When you look at grass from one direction it looks really nice and dark green and wonderful, but when you look from the other direction it looks all washed out and light green and sort of rubbish looking? I think it's something to do with the sun reflecting off it, because it looks the best in the morning and evening when the sun is low. Or maybe the shadows of the blades?

Wouldn't it be great if they could engineer a grass that looked great from all directions.

 

[Chris1712]

lolkwerk.

 

[fiveub]

Maybe you could be the "they" and engineer this annoying issue that grass has. How is your blue grass anyway kwerk?

 

[G-MAN2004]

Obsessed with grass.

 

[RomanNose]

No but I have had it with women, look at them from one direction and it's alright but when you look again it just hurts your eyes.

 

[Wizzfizz]

The grass is always greener on the other side.

 

[kwerk]

The effect is most noticeable on high quality ornamental turf grass, which I doubt many of you have access to so maybe you haven't witnessed it.

 

[OminousLatinNoun]

The grass is always greener on the other side.

GOD DAMN IT.

 

[RomanNose]

The effect is most noticeable on high quality ornamental turf grass, which I doubt many of you have access to so maybe you haven't witnessed it.

Can you please post pictures of your lawn. We are genuinely interested.

 

[Spook187]

lolkwerk,i thought you just painted your grass.

 

[fiveub]

Also what is the status of the blue grass? I think I missed a chunk of the thread, did it eventually turn blue?

 

[metbandit1]

Can I have some of your grass Kwerk? It seems to be pretty good stuff.

 

[Nitefly]

Kwerk, the only thing you need to be concerned with in relation to grass is to stop smoking it.

 

[Cosimo]

We need some pics of your blue grass.

 

[kwerk]

You know I wonder if Kentucky Bluegrass tends to look better than other types just because of this phenomenon because it tends to grow in a more multi-directional fashion compared to fescues, etc?

Personally I'm a tall fescue man myself, I'll take drought resistance over looks.

 

[RomanNose]

Rate my lawn thread?
I think mine is a bit sharp, needs to cut back on the sun tbh.
9/10 would bang.

 

[kwerk]

Also what is the status of the blue grass? I think I missed a chunk of the thread, did it eventually turn blue?

It only turns blue until it rains, or I use the sprinklers. If there's no rain the dye degrades in sunlight in a couple of days. So it doesn't turn blue permanently, it's just a visual aid for more accurate chemical application.

 

[Rotty]

try asking in the gardening subforum

 

[Glaucus]

Kwerk, the only thing you need to be concerned with in relation to grass is to stop smoking it.

This, saw the name and wasn't going to click but just had to see stupid question. Grass like any leaf has two sides hence the difference.

 

[G-MAN2004]

You know I wonder if Kentucky Bluegrass tends to look better than other types just because of this phenomenon because it tends to grow in a more multi-directional fashion compared to fescues, etc?

Personally I'm a tall fescue man myself, I'll take drought resistance over looks.

POST A PIC OF YOUR LAWN ALREADY.