Comments on: Moss gardens – not for the low-maintenance crowd

By: carol

carol — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:21:01 +0000

I love my moss, but I can find no information on diseases of moss. my moss has dieing areas in the middle and I do not know why or what is happening. Nor can I find any information anywhere. What could be the problem? If there is an answer I would appreciate hereing from you via email. Thank, Carol

By: Marsha

Marsha — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:19:51 +0000

In my back yard I have a small water garden with a weeping cherry tree nearby. Under the tree, I had several patches of moss growing on their own. I started plucking weeds and grass blades from the moss and decided to start a moss garden, which is an area about 10′ x 20′. A friend gave me several large buckets full of different mosses, and I’m thrilled to see it coming along. It’s SO beautiful.

By: CONNIE KAMPAS

CONNIE KAMPAS — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:31:39 +0000

i just started my own little 10′X10′ area by placing moss that was growing around my home and purchasing some other types of moss such as spanish moss and irish moss…it is starting to spread and i live in syracuse, ny and wonder how long before it fills in the entire area…?please email me at above address…thank you…connie

By: Gene

Gene — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:14:42 +0000

Moss is as easy as you want it to be. When you see monks maintaining their grounds you can expect them to be meticulous because it is their spiritual practice. But moss is also very resilient and tends to come back to life. You don’t absolutely have to maintain it painstakingly but it will reward you if you do. It is versatile.

By: joene

joene — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:51:58 +0000

Mosses grow naturally along the shady edges of our lawn here in south-central Connecticut. We love the look, so we’ve let the mosses expand as they choose. We only have to lightly rake leaves off the moss areas a couple times a year and mow over the edges where grass is still trying to grow. Otherwise the moss is care free. It is certainly less work than mowing grass weekly, it survives quite well with natural rainfall, and it acts as a wonderful bridge between lawn and woods. I can see a ‘moss garden’ planted where mosses don’t naturally grow as needing time consuming attention, but letting it expand in its native setting is about the easiest gardening task one could ask for.

By: KatieB

KatieB — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:41:40 +0000

I have a small moss garden, maybe 3′x3′ under a paperbark maple. It’s about 4 years old and took quite a bit of patience. But like the comments above, there’s something peaceful about pulling the tiny weeds, sweeping away debris with a paintbrush and repairing torn spots. I had the good fortune of visiting Japan and watching gardeners tend the moss lawns with tweezers. My little patch is all I can handle.