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Tag Archives: Moss gardening
The Moss Garden at Mid-Mitigation
We have been on this property for two and a half years–exactly halfway through the five-year Mitigation Period–and I began my ‘Do Over’ in the clearing in February of 2011. Because of the naturally occurring native mosses here and there, … Continue reading
Be very, very quiet…
Shhh. My moss is sleeping. Or dormant. Or semi-dormant. I don’t know. Who could rest with all the racket made by that bracken fern growing? And the truth is, I really don’t know what my moss is doing. It has … Continue reading
Posted in Landscaping, Moss Gardening, Native Plants
Tagged Bloedel Reserve, Bryophyte, irish moss, Moss, Moss garden, Moss gardening, Moss milkshake, Nature, nurse log, Nurse stick, Sexy curves
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The Moss Garden in Spring
Posted in DIY, Landscaping, Moss Gardening, Native Plants
Tagged Moss, Moss garden, Moss gardening, Moss Photos, Native Plants
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The Moss Garden in Winter
Posted in Landscaping, Moss Gardening, Native Plants
Tagged Midwinter, Moss, Moss garden, Moss gardening, Native Plants
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Save my place
In my last garden I had plants that I used as ‘filler’–the thing in between the things that were going to grow together. In general, my filler go-to was Viburnum davidii. Most notable for its nearly clichéd use in mass-and institutional … Continue reading
A coalescence of tumescent viridescence
It is shocking how dry the native soil in my clearing can get, and how rapidly it dries out, considering I have a Class One wetland right over there. Early on in the Mitigation process, I asked the Planner why … Continue reading
Oh my god, sphagnum!
The longer Mayvember hangs on, the more opportunity it presents to establish plantings in and around my clearing. Normally, I would try to conclude all planting but vegetables and flowers by the 15th of May or so, just in time to … Continue reading
