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How to Create a Moss Garden



A miniature moss garden is easy to create, easy to maintain and a beautiful adornment for a tabletop or container arrangement. Joe Lamp’l walks you through the simple steps.

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42 Comments

  1. Viola McShannon

    Very nice 👍. Do you know a source for moss? I have some that grows in shady parts of my yard. But it’s just one type. Thanks!

  2. Laura Bracklein

    I live in Minnesota and this would be gorgeous in my screen porch. I'm guessing any small plants wouldn't survive the winter but would the moss? It grows all over on our property. Or would I need to bring the whole thing indoors? If so, what kind of care would it need in the house?

  3. Anne Studley

    I can't believe you said that moss doesn't want to be in damp soil – that's exactly where it grows in nature, at least where I live (Halifax NS)! Just take a walk in some of the boggy woods around here, and you'll see moss on EVERYTHING!

  4. Snacky McGoo

    I live in Texas USDA region 8a. I have some area under trees which will not grow grass and I’m looking for ground cover. I’ve always loved mosses. Do you know of any moss breeds which would grow outside in nearly pure shade I am willing to water.

    Sick and tired of barren soil.

  5. T Abbasi

    2:09 that’s what I do when I’m trying to imagine it as well I bet you have it already in your head!

  9. sunchaser w

    Your moss is beautiful. I have the same kind as yours but why there are fern-liked leaves growing out of it?

  13. cute jello world

    Sir I like to much moss but I live in dry area how I can grow there moss if I send you my address can you send me please

  16. Tony reptilesRfriends

    No no no, you done it all wrong 😂 gravel goes first than weed matting or carbon screen. Or as you say coffee filter (which you shouldnt use by the way their bio degradable) than you ad activated carbon or you can use charcoal as a substitute. Than you add substrate an mist until soil stops retaining water. Than you add the moss than give it another lite mist, it also should be noted that moss requires high humidity an should be done in enclose space such as a tank or a plastic container, unless you live in a country that isn't as dry as say Australia 😭

  23. BunyBunz24

    Hi in… Dose it matter if the gravel has some sharp rocks?? And also how much dose the felt matter? Can you use just normal felt? So sorry if I asked to many questions just curious 😁😁😂😂

  24. Anna Jones

    I live in california and I go and collect and forage for moss in the forest near I live I find it growing by streams and natural springs

  34. Julie Gogola

    I can see the MOSS wanting to be in the miniature moss gardens, BUT, I had been wanting to create a much LARGER version of the Moss garden as seen here. But, Really, I doubt that a complete moss garden could be sustained long term. But, making a small bowl version of a tiny moss garden most likely COULD be made and, could inspire some people to not waste or destroy natural resources that we've been given.

  36. Hawking St.

    🤔 But You cannot use any plant with moss. We need plants that love humed environment.
    What plants do You recommend?

  38. This comment will probably vanish. Ask google.

    coffee filters won't last very long. The micro organisms in the soil and water will digest (compost) the cellulose quickly. Don't use organic matter if you want it to last. If you can't find landscaping fabric, find some old polyester shirt and cut to size.

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