How To Grow Japanese Moss Garden
Moss in the landscape the japanese have used moss in their traditional gardens for centuries but it is only now beginning to gain popularity and acceptance in this country.
How to grow japanese moss garden. While his site is full of amazing information photos and inspiration we re going to try to break it down here for you in a simple to follow primer. Encourage mosses to spread in nooks and crannies. Moss can add something very special to a bonsai garden. While nowhere as widespread as it is at saiho ji moss grows in virtually all kyoto s best known landscapes from small scale tea gardens to the sprawling grounds of imperial palaces.
Intersperse with ground cover moss or hakonechloa. For inspiration look at tea gardens and the temple gardens of kyoto. Hi jette17 yes it definitely is. At ryoan ji the most famous dry zen garden moss is the grounding element an island of green around many of the 15 iconic rocks edged in raked white gravel.
When doing our research on how to grow moss it became immediately apparent that the leading expert is david spain owner of moss and stone gardens. That means it does not take moisture and nutrients from the soil through a vascular system the way that all your. Moss is utilized in rock garden design in conjunction with water gardens ponds or ferns or simply in that shady spot where grass won t grow. Japanese gardens often showcase the different shades of green and moss is used in many japanese temple gardens.
Christina lornemark author from sweden on february 05 2011. Japanese gardens are used for contemplation. Moss belongs to a family of plants called bryophytes. Japanese themed gardens are defined by their calming atmosphere and restrained colour palette.
Thanks for the tips on how to create and grow a moss garden. 10 best japanese garden plants. Ewwwww love the moss garden and i can just see great moss growing around my zen garden near my koi pond. Unlike most plants it doesn t have roots at all.
Mosses obtain all their nutrients from the air rather than the soil which is why it is able to grow on rocks. We pick some of the key plants to grow in a japanese garden below. Think calming and serene. Growing moss bryophyta is a lovely way to add a little something extra to a garden moss gardens or even just moss plants used as accents can help bring a sense of tranquility.
For centuries the japanese have known what we are finally realizing gardening with moss adds an amazing degree of serenity and timeless beauty to any garden. Moss is not like the other plants you grow in a garden. Growing moss is not hard at all but doing it successfully requires that you have a little bit of knowledge about what is a moss plant and what causes moss to grow. This family also includes hornworts and liverworts.
Robin kimmerer author of gathering moss oregon state university press.