GROWING MOSS - LAWNS, PATHS, AND POTS

I think we all see moss in our lawns from time to time (if not all the time) and sometimes on house roofs.  But, you know, it's easy to think of it as just a nuisance when it starts to take over a lawn but really, up close, it can be quite beautiful. Personally, I like to see clumps of moss growing in parts of my garden, in the shade, in the same way that I like to see terracotta pots looking aged with moss and algae.  Now and then I get clumps of moss falling off my home's roof.  I find it on the patio by the kitchen door, little balls of it, like miniature green hedgehogs.

Macro photograph of moss, 2015



What made me think of moss is that it likes damp conditions and it rained all day yesterday, and so far the weather isn't looking all that great today.  Someone on the weather news yesterday said it was more like autumn than August, and I think they are right.  Try growing moss on top of a pot or cultivate it in your garden.  It looks good.  Scroll down to see just one of the many video clips about it on YouTube.  Or Google photo images for hundreds of images of moss in pots, often used at the base of bonsai trees.

Macro photograph of moss, 2015

Macro photograph of moss, 2015

Macro photograph of moss, 2015



The Japanese grow moss gardens and they look wonderful.  I am surprised it isn't more commonly done here, in the UK.

If you have a shady garden and struggle to grow a conventional grass lawn, why not try having a moss lawn (you don't need to mow it!):





Moss in lawn