Tag Archives: David Spain

A Day At The Beach

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Moss thrives on neglect and poor ground. That is not a consolation prize, it is the whole proposition: no mowing, no feeding, no irrigation once established, and it holds ground where nothing else will. Will moss grow on my site? · live moss by the square foot This past week I took a few days […]

Moss People

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The welcome mat, should you wish to lay one. A tiny offering of moss is all it takes, and a square foot of sheet moss is several thousand individual plants. We cannot promise Hobbit houses. We can promise the moss, cut the week you order. See live moss by the square foot · the Faerie […]

Moss Man Speaks – Lawn Bad, Moss Good

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Converting a shaded lawn? Letting airborne spores do the work takes 12 to 24 months. A moss milkshake puts the species you want where you want it and knits into a stable colony in four to six months. Laid sheets read as finished ground the day they go down. See live moss for lawns · […]

Fun Faerie Facts

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Should you wish to make a home for them. Faeries sleep on beds of moss and will not settle anywhere without it. We sell the beds, by the square foot, cut the week you order. What you do about the furniture is between you and them. See live moss by the square foot · moss […]

Ageing Moss In My Moss Lawn

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Readers Question A mixed moss lawn outlasts a single species. Each one waxes and wanes at a different time of year, so something is always thriving. Fern moss with carpet moss is the blend that has held up best for us, and both are sold by the square foot with the rate falling steeply as […]

Moss And Ant Mounds

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Readers Question Amy’s lawn took several years to fill in. That is what happens when moss arrives on its own or from a milkshake. Laid sheets read as finished ground the day they go down, which is the difference between waiting and having. Either way the answer to pests is the same: no chemicals, because […]

Watering Moss Terrariums

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Reader Questions Building a terrarium? Twelve species in stock, cleaned and pest checked for closed builds, from a quarter of a square foot. Sheet moss for the floor, cushion and mood moss as accents. See live terrarium moss Dear Moss And Stone Gardens, Hi! Let me just say, I’m a huge fan of your blog. […]

Peeps Picnic — 2012

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No Peeps are supplied with any order. The moss is real though, cut the week you order and sold by the square foot. Sheet moss makes the best Hop Circles, we are told. Building the Diorama See live moss by the square foot · the Faerie facts Hi it’s me, Bernard.  I’m in my new […]

Turf Infestation

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Readers Question Looking for a ground-hugging evergreen carpet? Irish moss and Scotch moss are not mosses, need full sun, and are known for withering. Real moss asks for the opposite conditions and none of the fuss: no mowing, no feeding, no chemicals, and it stays green through winter in shade where grass fails. See twelve […]

Collecting Moss

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Readers Question Brown patches in a collected moss garden are usually a species problem, not a watering problem. Acrocarps want to dry out between waterings; pleurocarps want steady moisture. Plant them together on one schedule and half of it dies. Match a species to your site · live moss by the square foot Failing mosses […]