Moss grows beautifully for years, then suddenly turns black. It happens from the bottom up, and sometimes parts die altogether. The moss is close to a pond or is part of a (moss) terrarium. Do you recognize this problem? Brown is not black. Brown and flat is dormancy and it recovers within minutes of watering. […]
If you have a shady area in your garden that is too moist for grass, you might want to consider growing moss between the flagstones. It will create a beautiful patio. Below is a guide on growing moss between flagstones. Growing moss between dry-set flagstone in a shady area is a natural combination. Left alone […]
When to water moss depends if it is recently transplanted or already established. It also depends if it is an Acrocarpous moss or a Pleurocarpous moss. Below is a guide with instructions on when and how to water mosses. Watering new moss. Daily for the first weeks, then let it dry a little between waterings. […]
Do not want to wait two years? Laid sheets of live moss read as finished ground the day they go down. A moss milkshake is the slower, cheaper route and knits into a stable colony in four to six months. Pleurocarps like sheet and carpet moss fill in fastest; acrocarps like cushion and mood moss […]
Most moss sold for orchids is dead. Dried sheet moss is a mulch and it stays the color it arrived. Live moss keeps growing, closes over the surface and holds humidity around the base. Sold from a quarter of a square foot, which is more than a dish this size needs. See live moss for […]
Alma Whittaker spent twenty five years on moss. You can start with a square foot. Sheet moss is where most gardens begin, in shade with steady moisture, and it reads as finished ground the day it goes down. See live moss by the square foot · the twelve species we supply Finally, moss takes center […]
A shaded lot where grass keeps failing is the classic case for moss. This one used fern moss as the ground cover, boulders for structure and Japanese maples for height, on ground the owners had already spent years fighting. See more gardens we have designed · talk it through with a moss specialist Sometimes the […]
Taking moss off the list of weeds to spray. That was the point of the episode and it is still the point here. Moss needs no mowing, no fertilizer, no herbicide and no irrigation once it is established, which is why it holds ground where a lawn keeps failing. Moss Was Never a Weed See […]
Moss around stone, gravel and water. It is the surface that makes a rock feature read as settled rather than new, and it needs no soil: cut to fit, pressed onto compacted ground, and it holds by contact. See moss for rock, stone and water features One of my favorite movies is Love Affair from […]
A moss garden is a habitat, not just a surface. No mowing, no feeding, no chemicals, which is why things live in it that will not live in a lawn. See live moss for landscaping · will moss grow on my site? I spend a fair amount of time observing the small and tiny features […]