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Undulating Waves
Mixing mounding and creeping moss is what makes a dish look grown rather than planted. Cushion and mood moss give the mounds, sheet moss creeps between them and knits the whole thing together. Both are sold from a quarter of a square foot, which is more than an eight inch dish needs.
Ends curl along the pottery’s edge, as if lapping the rise and fall of the ocean’s water,Marsha Owen Pottery provides a fluid vessel for moss to float.Mounding acrocarps, Dicranum scoparium, which we sell as mood moss or rock cap moss, Campylopus introflexus and Leucobryum glaucum, sold as cushion moss, mesh well with the small stemmed pleurocarp Bryoandersonia illecebra. Over time the pleurocarp will intermingle with the acrocarps, which is what stops a dish looking planted rather than grown. Further adding texture to the scene, are the likes of Parmelia lichen and Cladonia cristatella, remaining moist nestled with the mosses.
A mere eight inches at the widest point, this low profile planter is the perfect scale for many mosses. Designed for shade, this dish garden mixes shades of green and interesting textures for visual impact, creating an oasis in a dandy dish.
Homed indoors or out, this dish will have you searching a prominent shady spot in your garden or on your desk for easy admiration.
Mounding and creeping species together, all sold from a quarter of a square foot.