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Moss melts a hardened heart
Haircap moss is the tallest species we carry. Upright stems, a miniature forest at close range, and the one to reach for on a slope or streambank that washes out. Sold by the square foot, and terrarium grade by the quarter.
See haircap and the other shade species · live moss by the square foot
At the dawn of spring, dainty sporophytes form after a sexual encounter of a moss kind. The lens captures what few will see; unless, of course, you are one of the chosen ones , chosen to grow moss, because you can. Our old dish garden friend Mellow Yellow, sports sporophytes, ready to spew forth spores, allowing the moss to dance in the circle of life. Imagine minute fields of sporophytes blowing their weight in the wind soon releasing the next generation of spores. With this inch, you grow smiles. Imagine, too, lightly touching the tops of these sporophytes, feeling the energy of the next generation. Perhaps this picture of Polytrichum commune, will instill a desire in you; actually growing this moss, no doubt, will make a believer out of you. Moss melts a hardened heart. This moisture loving moss, Polytrichum commune, will acclimate to a range of shade and soil types. It is the tallest species we carry, which is why it earns its keep on a bank or a streambank edge that washes out in heavy rain: those upright stems hold soil in a way a flat moss cannot. Dished up, like we did with Mellow Yellow, it becomes a moveable feast. Has moss melted your heart lately? 
To learn more about Moss and Stone Gardens – Where Moss Rocks!, see our live moss range. Or email David Spain at info@mossandstonegardens.com.