Making a Moss Garden

Last week I decided to try to make a little moss garden.  I have seen them in various gardens and I really like the looks of them.  Fortunately I have mosses growing in various locations throughout my yard, so finding the moss was easy.  If you don't have moss there are online nurseries that sell mosses, and I have seen some at local nurseries too.

First I start with a container. I filled it with compost, and then went to gather my mosses.

Then I placed the mosses throughout the container and added a miniature hosta and a rock.

I also decided to add a miniature pail with a sedum in it to my pot.  Then I made sure to water it very well, and put it in a very shady location until the moss took hold.

Sievert's Moss Garden

One of the gardens I visited this past weekend while attending the American Hosta Society convention was Dale Sievert's garden.  Dale introduced moss to his Japanese garden in 2006.  He has 250 containers and 20 or so species of moss in his garden.  He also has a great collection of rocks and antique pavers in his gardens.  Here are some pictures, which do not do his gardens justice.  It was raining when we visited.