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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]