Tag Archives: Moss and Stone Gardens – Where Moss Rocks!

Moss, An Orchid, And Marsha Owen’s Pottery

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 […]

Moss And Leaves

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Readers Questions Rolling a net out in autumn is close to the whole maintenance list. No mowing, no feeding, no herbicide, no irrigation once it is established. Leaves for a few weeks in fall, and that is it. See live moss by the square foot · moss instead of a lawn Dear Moss And Stone […]

Moss pH preference

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The short version: moss tolerates a far wider pH range than most plants. Acidic ground helps because your grass and weeds hate it, not because the moss loves it. Which is why the practical advice is to leave the soil poor and compact it, rather than improve it. Will moss grow on my site? · […]