jewelweed | Moss!!

I have always wanted a mossy garden, and always thought that if I actually owed a place someday I would ditch the grass completely and just fill the yard with plants rocks, and glorious MOSS filling in the spaces.

Problem is, how does one willfully grow moss? I've never figured out the right way to do that. Transplanting one clod at a time just didn;t seem to cut it.

Well, the key, according to Moss Acres, is crappy soil, acidity, a bit of moisture, and moss spores. And a blender. Take some moss and chop it up with a bit of water and beer or buttermilk and this stuff called "slurry". This adds the acidity moss likes.

Then, spread the green slime over some bare soil or rocks, mist with water now and then and wait a while. You'll end up with a beautifully varied carpet of green that you don't have to mow. And yes, it works on vertical surfaces. It also sounds like there is great potential for a highly original art car in this.

So who wants to go for a walk with me and gather up some varieties of moss? I have some Chimay. It's a rainy weekend, a fine time to be mad scientists with a blender.

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You are reading my mind. Moss and violet combinations-- swoon! Hellebores are magnificent.

The photos on Moss Acres's website really given me ideas! I'm totally priming my blender...

I wonder if moss grows well indoors?

Only one way to find out.

Indoor Zen garden w/ moss. Imagine the possibilities!

I was thinking about a big slap of something branchy hanging by the window, coated with moss.

I already have tree branches hung in the hallways. Oh this has possibilities!

*getting out my blender*

Moss!!

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