Yes, some variety of allium fistulosum... just an oversized green onion. I've got something quite similar, not quite the same shape, but about the same size and similar habit. In Japan they are commonly called 'negi', and are one of the most commonly used vegetables. We use the greens on a daily basis, mostly for flavoring miso soup, in salads or with cold noodles. As mentioned above, they are often hilled to blanch the stems. Here is a link that might be useful: https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=%E3%81%AD%E3%81%8E&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=pKEAUuDkBI6MyAH5zoC4DA&biw=1283&bih=727&sei=pqEAUsXaIamMygHXkYHoCg

My partridge breast are blooming right now, it's my favorite I think, fantastic foliage and beautiful blooms. Lots of aloes have great looking leaves. Synadenium grantii rubra is a great one and it gets tall and leafy. I love my euphorbia firesticks, so colorful in winter. Asperagus ferns do well in pots here but not too colorful. Aeoniums do well, I have a very colorful one that's done great in a pot. Lots of things that are usually sold as house might work if it's an eastern exposure. the succulents will be the most colorful I think though. And there's annuals, twice a year you get a whole new look!

Claire, the only open space on our street are front lawns. The first time we saw bluebirds in our backyard was several years ago when we had a lot of snow on the ground. The bluebirds were eating beef suet. That was the very first time I had ever seen bluebirds. So in the spring we put up a bluebird box, but they didn't use it. We tried placing the box in various places until we finally located it in the front yard at the side of the house. That did it, and every year since, they have nested in it. They have two or three broods a year. In the photo they are eating the homemade stuff we make with peanut butter, lard, flour, and other ingredients.

Thanks homepro01 Like some tile (it is a porcelain from Florida Tile) there are not any cove profiles in this color or any other off-setting color that would have worked. I certainly understand that there might have been some other methods but I am unfamiliar with them. I do however enjoy stainless steel and the longevity of it. In the picture the blue protective tape is still on the profile in case that matters. This is the best we could come up with for a pretty small area in a 60's track home with our basement remodel. We removed the heater and duct work from the basement and moved it into the attic as well as put a Rinnai tankless with circ and this allowed us the bath room area and enclosed W/D area. Shower is 36"W X 48"D 86" ceilings.