Marvelous Moss
One thing that remained remarkably green during our severe drought is our moss. We have it in many places in the yard. It occurs naturally and where it does, I do what I can to encourage it for precisely this…
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Wordless Wednesday–Spring Moss
Home Grown Spaghnum Moss?
If I told you that this was a piece of spaghnum moss harvested from my backyard, would you think I was crazy? We have a mat outside our back door–on the north side of the house. It grows moss like…
The Marvels of Moss
Yesterday I was off lecturing again on Creating a Shade Garden for All Season Interest. At the end I talked a little bit about moss gardening. My long-time readers know that I love my moss and know that I do…
An Aspirational Moss Book
This is another book I have reviewed lately. It’s author, Annie Martin, is otherwise known as “Mossin’ Annie.” She lives in North Carolina but that shouldn’t stop anyone (except maybe those in drought prone parts of the country who can’t…
Let’s Not Be Mindless About….Peat Moss
Peat Moss? Can she really be assailing peat moss? What’s wrong with that?? First of all, it’s not sustainable. Do you know where it comes from? It comes from something called peat bogs. These are primarily found in Canada and…
What’s That Lawn Weed? Moss
Last summer I did a popular series called “What’s that weed?” So since so many of us are working on lawns right now, I thought I’d reprise that series and do a “What’s that Weed?” for lawns highlighting some of the most popular lawn…
The Stress Less Lawn
We used to call this the “Freedom Lawn”–as in “free” from pesticides, herbicides and fungicides. But these days, that almost sounds like a political statement, so in the interest of maintaining political neutrality, I am renaming it the “stress-less lawn.”…
February Flowers–a More Subtle Orchid
Usually when I am posting about this plant, the don’t even show it in bloom. The flowers are quite sweet and the whole flower stalk stays in bloom for quite awhile. At this point, it’s been in bloom about a…
Winter Pruning
Normally this time of year, I am out lecturing about all sorts of things, including pruning. This year, because of the pandemic, no. I am not one of those speakers who has decided to present via computer, although I am…
Gardendaze 