Tag Archives: Garden

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 […]