Tag Archives: Moss Dish Gardens

Growing a Greener World

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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, maple, mortar

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Three of the mosses in this piece are on our shelves. Cushion moss for the domes, mood moss, also sold as rock cap, against the stone, and tree apron moss for the flat ground. A container this size takes well under a square foot of each. See terrarium and container moss · every species we […]

Moss Trending

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The species named here are the ones we supply. Sheet moss and fern moss for a shady lawn, Bryum for sun, and the mounding acrocarps for borders and living mulch. Adding more than one species is the advice below, and it is the right advice. Why Mixed Plantings Last Longer See every species we supply […]

A couple of catchy moss caches – your new best friends

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The pots are long gone, the moss is not. A three-inch dish takes about a quarter of a square foot, and the care really is as forgiving as this post says: mist when you think of it, and it will wait weeks without you. See terrarium and dish garden moss     Cheeky, catchy, charming, […]

At home with moss

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A whole landscape fits in a blue dish. Cushion moss makes the hills, sheet moss the ground you walk on, and a few flakes of stone do the rest. Terrarium grade moss is sold from a quarter of a square foot, so the moss for a dish like this costs a few dollars. See moss […]

Making Moss Terrariums – Or Not…

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Building one? Twelve species in stock for terrariums and vivariums, hand cleaned and pest checked for closed builds, sold from a quarter of a square foot. Sheet moss for the floor, cushion and mood moss as accents. See live terrarium moss When glass gathers moss , the glory is intensified. By night, glass glistens from […]

Mellow Yellow moss dish

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The two mosses in this dish. Haircap moss, Polytrichum commune, gives the upright bristled texture; mood moss, also sold as rock cap moss, gives the domed tufts. Both are supplied by the square foot for gardens, or in small sizes for dish gardens and terrariums. See every species we supply · moss for dish gardens […]