... I love it's colour and texture and other-worldliness.
I carefully keep the moss in our '
dunny lane' alive through summer, welcome it on steps and in the garden.
There is nothing quite like walking on cool, damp moss with bare feet on a hot evening. It's even better than cool grass.
So, I brought a bit inside, in a terrarium, a little earthship.
I'd been drooling over the terrariums over at
sprouthome.com for quite a while now (
except for the little figures and whatnot, what is up with that?). Obsessively looking up plants and wondering if I'd order some of those
nice vessels. And deciding, in a moment of frugal sanity, not to. I figured I could make one myself.
Now, the only real-life experience I've had with a terrarium (
that I remember) was one we had in Canberra, with an open face. I came home one day to find Small, I'm pretty sure it was Small, had pulled out all the plants, scattered them around the house and then dug out all the dirt for good measure. So, clearly, an open terrarium was the only option.
Dirt, charcoal and stones were obtained from a local plant emporium.
Moss was sourced "locally", as was a small piece of native violet runner. I went in for a
little tree shaping with the violet, to stop it touching the sides, a no-no in the terrarium world I read (
for good reason, touching the side may cause rot if there's any condensation).
Cobbled together with a little help from the Internet, and
voilà, a dainty moss garden.
No, I'm not planning on cooking it.
I carefully keep the moss in our 'dunny lane' alive through summer, welcome it on steps and in the garden.
There is nothing quite like walking on cool, damp moss with bare feet on a hot evening. It's even better than cool grass.
So, I brought a bit inside, in a terrarium, a little earthship.
I'd been drooling over the terrariums over at sprouthome.com for quite a while now (except for the little figures and whatnot, what is up with that?). Obsessively looking up plants and wondering if I'd order some of those nice vessels. And deciding, in a moment of frugal sanity, not to. I figured I could make one myself.
Now, the only real-life experience I've had with a terrarium (that I remember) was one we had in Canberra, with an open face. I came home one day to find Small, I'm pretty sure it was Small, had pulled out all the plants, scattered them around the house and then dug out all the dirt for good measure. So, clearly, an open terrarium was the only option.
Dirt, charcoal and stones were obtained from a local plant emporium.
Moss was sourced "locally", as was a small piece of native violet runner. I went in for a little tree shaping with the violet, to stop it touching the sides, a no-no in the terrarium world I read (for good reason, touching the side may cause rot if there's any condensation).
Cobbled together with a little help from the Internet, and voilà, a dainty moss garden.
No, I'm not planning on cooking it.
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10 comments:
That is lovely!!!
You did a great job.
I too love moss - and lichen too but for different reasons.
Thanks for posting!
;o)
- Lee
Lee, I like lichen too. I'm going to keep my eye out for a very small rock with a bit of lichen on it, to pop in.
Oh, yes, a rock with lichen would be perfect, or perhaps a little piece of wood, just for accent. I went through a terrarium phase back in the '70s and it was fun, but mine had all storebought plants, not nearly as cool as yours.
Ooooh super, that is really lovely. We need updates on the wee plant surviving too. I used to love the bits of moss between our paving slabs ...then hens arrived! The little buggers!
Love the moss from the "dunny lane." You live in a different world.
Zoomie, I remember my mum having them, and hanging baskets too :)
Roo, I'd give up the moss for hens :)
Cookie, I live in a WET world #sigh
is that your first 'tutorial'! x it is lovely
S, I don't think so, but possibly.
Ha! Jake needs to make one of those for a cub badge! Need to check this out properly on my PC (phone isn't big enough) so we can try copy it :) thanks!!
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