I was watching some terrarium videos, and this video showed up! I subscribed, and now I am going to do some binge watching! Mossin' Annie, you are amazing! Thank you! Lisa
That was a satisfying watch, surprisingly. Entertaining. Educational. I am loving your outfit and your moss garden will soon be as manicured as your fingers and toes. Magical indeed 😊😍 I moss definitely lichen' it 😉
Im discovering Im not the only one who is in love with moss! I have it growing on my brick borders and between the brick path. Thank you! I love your passion for moss :)
Yes, we are not alone in our love for mosses! I bet that you have Ceratodon, Bryum, and Entodon growing around your brick hardscape. Thanks for your comment. -- Mossin' Annie
Just found your channel and I love you already. LOL! Down to earth lady! I'm a Florida native with family in Mississippi so I appreciate your Southern charm.
i watched your video about a year and a half ago. planted a moss garden with moss that i found in my deer sanctuary i added some royal ferns that i have on my property. it came out so beautiful and easy to manage that i am getting carried away and goofy! i am now planting moss around my hosta garden i am using moss that i cut from rotting logs i keep some wood under the moss and make sure that there is no roots or insects attached.buy doing this i can lay out a nice curved line on top of mulch. i fill in the bare spots with other moss that i find. i wish i could find a cool southern bell like you here in michigan but they don't grow around here...thank you!❤
This video was very therapeutic. And full of well needed information. Im getting ready tontry and do a yard moss garden. For the second time. Thankyou for sharing your expertise.
This video appeared on my recommended page and when you mentioned your book I ran to my bookshelf to discover I had bought it months ago! What a coincidence
THANKS, jshank. I appreciate your kind comment. However, I can't ever use the "made up adjective" that rhymes with awesome again because my major competitor in the US moss industry decided to copyright it and threatened me. I started using the term many years ago way before them but I never dreamed I would need to copyright this word. Big boys trying to squeeze out the little biz entrepreneur. I've learned a hard lesson about people who would rather create roadblocks instead of collaborating to promote moss gardening together. --Mossin' Annie
Just moved into a mobile home park in GA, having lived all my former 55 years in California (just turned 56 on May 30) - where moss doesn't normally grow except maybe in the most northern forests - and am DELIGHTED with the natural moss that grows around my home! It's been pretty wet, so it's growing like gangbusters out in the shady back area, and I am hoping to get more of it to grow in this bare patch by my deck, out front. Just transplanted a little yesterday to add to the little that was naturally growing, and am really happy to see I mostly did it right! :) I have a dozen or so ceramic mushrooms I've collected over the years that I added to hopefully provide a little protection from the sun on summer days. I won't have the option or ability to create such a beautiful fairy garden like you have, here in the park, but I can have my tiny moss oases!! So happy my husband just happened upon your channel! We both subscribed! You are a joy to watch and to learn from!
Just also want to say that I was absolutely mesmerized, watching you plant. It is soothing and meditative to watch you! Very ASMR! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and beautiful garden with everyone!
Hoping to get rid of many many many weeds in the garden of the home i just moved into, i love moss and i'm going to try to replace the weeds with it! This video was equal parts informative and entertaining. Thank you
I loved your video through and through. No sound effects or music needed, I'm like an interested student again. I live in Kennesaw GA, and can't wait to get started. Thanks for your help
As a former producer, I agree that the pictures should tell the story even without my commentary or background music. Mosses do grow in GA. I noticed some Ditrichum in full sporophytic stage when I was in Atlanta recently for the March for Science. --Mossin' Annie
@@kemekal1776 Your terrariums are so beautiful, Daniel. I'm glad that we are FB friends. Why don't you join my Go Green With Moss! FB group? -- Mossin' Annie
Stumbled across this channel...thankful I did! New subber here. LOVE the color on your videos. Not sure its the coloring of nature or your camera. I bet your fun as hell to hang out with! I live 30 minutes from charlotte NC. Small world!
I discovered moss earlier this year even though it's been around since the Ordovician era! I bought your book recently and I am hoping to make a trip to NC soon to visit your moss business. I love your voice and manner of speaking. It's charming and soothing as other posters mentioned. In March this year, I created two moss gardens under some oak trees on my property. They are thriving with almost no effort on my part. I just spritz with water twice daily and the moss has exploded in growth and beauty. It must really like where I've re-homed it. I've subscribed and I am now a moss devotee of yours!
Does it matter if you cut the moss (with the scissors... I have the time) when the moss is dormant or rockin'? Is one way better than the other? Also, should I step on it after? Please keep making videos. I started from your first videos, and i feel the longer, watching-you-do-it formats is really works for what you're doing. You have no idea how much this video has made a positive difference in my day. Things are wild right now and this exudes calm and love. Just what the world needs right now! Very inspirational. Thank you Annie!
Very nice, presently moss has taken over a good part of my front yard which is fine with me. Considering removing my grass lawn and allowing the moss to thrive as it wants to. Moss is so much more beautiful. Thank you for your great video ,you are very inspiring
By now, I hope that you've started the process of getting rid of the grass and encouraging the existing mosses in your lawn to thrive. You can rake the existing moss into vacant places in the grass to help mosses spread. Of course, if Mother Nature doesn't provide enough moisture, supplemental watering will increase the growth rate. -- Mossin' Annie
Hey Cee MB, There are so many reasons that I LOVE MOSS, too -- obviously, the year-round green beauty is appealing; environmental benefits (cleaner air, water conservation and elimination of groundwater contamination) and the best of all -- spiritual connection with nature through the oldest plants on Planet Earth! --Mossin' Annie
Hey Josh, Be prepared... you have now entered the Magical World of Moss Gardening... it's a passion for life. You can rest assured many smiles ahead as a mosser. Thanks for brightening my morning, too. Stay healthy and safe! -- Mossin' Annie
Annie! So glad I discovered you. My wife and I just downsized in to actually a rather crowded neighborhood, but our yard, with a little work will be an oasis of what I hope will resemble an almost alpine, shaded area. Also, I'm a garden railroader who now will have an area to finally get to build what I've always dreamed about. I realized moss and likens will be perfect to achieve the look and feeling I'm going for, and you are giving me wonderful inspiration. Thank you so much, Dave.
Hey Mitchell... Mosses will enhance your "railroad yard" for sure. I've seen mosses used by other "garden railroaders" with great success. I have a Facebook group, Go Green With Moss! Why don't you join and share your moss gardening ventures? --Mossin' Annie
A warm and big hello from England! I just happened to come across your video and I am rather pleased I did in deed ! I like you have been in love with mosses for as long as I can rememtber. as you may know here in England and the British Isles in general, there's a huge variety of mosses. I very much enjoyed you video and the result was magical. You mentioned where you gathered some of your mosses but I was still surprised by the huge amount you have! lovely ! Cheers from London
Hey Catalina, Thanks for your comments. MOSS lovers, like you and me, live all around the world. I noticed moss in a news story this week in Kate's new children's garden. I follow several bryologists that live in the UK, Ireland, Wales and Scotland. YES, we keep busy at Mountain Moss rescuing mosses from places where they will be destroyed. This week, we gathered Atrichum angustatum and Leucobryum glaucum moss species from a gravel driveway that was planned for paving and a septic tank area. Cheers from the mountains of western North Carolina, US. -- Mossin' Annie
JEB JEB... If you have the "moss bug," please realize that it lasts forever. NO cure except to keep on mossin'... On another note, I follow a number of bryologists and botanists from the UK. Recently, I had an inquiry from a guy in England from a recommendation by the British Bryological Society. Moss lovers are everywhere. -- Mossin' Annie
@@MossinAnnieMountainMoss thank you for taking time to respond.Ive made a little Japanese themed moss garden since watching your video.Moss is everywhere,its so beautiful and it's free!Best wishes.
Such a gorgeous garden! I love Moss so much and want my back yard to look just like yours! Thanks for the intermittent species sunlight tolerances! Very nice.
Hey Lillian, THANKS for your kind comments. I gradually started to transform my front yard from grass and typical landscape plants and shrubs to my own vision of a moss retreat. It has been spectacular this spring! Good luck in converting your back yard. You might want to order an autographed copy of my book from my Web site: www.mountainmoss.com to get started. If you need any supplemental mosses, you can get LIVE moss species from my Mossery. Have fun! -- Mossin' Annie
Thanks, Larry. I agree. It is a magnificent boulder that I featured as an anchor rock in my moss garden design. Hint: Decide where you want to locate "big" rocks from the beginning. It's not like redecorating your living room where you can try out different arrangements. Believe you me, that rock is HEAVY. It takes 3 strong humans to budge it. -- Mossin' Annie
Hey J. Bird... you got a laugh out of me... it's hard to believe that I'm so old... when my heart is so young still. HEY back at cha from North Carolina. -- Mossin' Annie
Great tips. Ill be making my property's best use of it's mosses now. I never acted on it but akways wondered how to get rid of it. Now i see it's a treasure. I've already made use of some in 2 bonsai trees. one is a honeysuckle and the.other is a holly bush that invited me by popping up outside my door. Mosses work well in terrariums too.
Hey Edward JLo... Thanks for your comments. It's good to hear that you've shifted your perspective to the "mossy" side of lawn landscaping. Indeed, mosses are perfect for Bonsai creations, too. I started using mosses in terrariums as a child. -- Mossin' Annie
Great video of different mosses and planting techniques. I really enjoy your moss videos since the only place I have to grow moss is in a terrarium. I am also reminded of my younger years growing up in Appalachia.
Thanks SequoiaElisabeth. You and I were both lucky to grow up in Appalachia where mosses abound. I made my first terrarium when I was a little girl in Asheville, NC. I still make terraria for fun! But, now, the landscape is my canvas and the mosses my paint. -- Mossin' Annie
Oh yassss, Bing watching you. Thorough and sooooo cute. Are you close to Tennessee? I got lots of moss and ferns for ya, in my yard. I need your wisdom! Question....mixing the different mosses, does it eventually make a hybrid? Also do I need to leave space for the moss to grow? What about the ones I want on the table for show? Do they just stop growing or grow taller? My favorite moss is the stuff that grows in cracks that’s real soft and condensed. The only moss that’s not in my yard 🥺. I snagged some this weekend. Just enough for a small pot. I want to grow a lot of it. Any suggestions?
I have 3 acres of woods.....We are, I am, slowly getting the woods cleared out and I really REALLY want to have a floor of moss with ferns, hosta and other shade lovers.
Hey Susan... Glad to hear that you want to encourage MOSS on your property. Clearing debris, weeds and especially leaf litter will be advantageous to your efforts. BTW, not all mosses need to live in shade. Another point of information -- deer will eat hostas (and even some ferns) BUT deer don't like the taste of mosses. Good luck with your mossin' in your woods! -- Mossin' Annie
Are you confortables down and moving rocks in your garden? Think is not the best way to work even if you aren't professional :-( . Beautiful garden with those plants an so much moss, love it.
Thanks for taking the time to comment on this video, Jose. Indeed, moving rocks should be treated seriously with concern for proper personal safety. If you are picking up a rock, it is best to plant feet firmly and squat with your back straight while lifting. In some cases, I will use a sled to slide piles of rocks to intended locations... amazing how many heavy rocks can be moved easily this way. Most times, I ask one of my assistants who is much bigger and stronger than me to move feature rocks. Sitting boulders must be moved with a skidsteer or a tractor with a bucket. In this case, although I wouldn't have been able to stand up and carry this particular quartz rock hidden under the decorative Acer tree (miniature Japanese maple), I was able to scoot it around because the ground was muddy and I could slide the rock okay. One definite safety concern would be my footwear -- heavy boots are much wiser than flip-flops. --Mossin' Annie
Well Mossin Annie, I thought What the heck can I do with this area of my property, its gettin no sun and the lawn is All Crap and the only thing that is down there is Moss Right by the Stream. I never knew that there was so much you could do with Mosses. I am sold. I subscribed and I will be checking out your Channel to get new and Exciting ideas. THANK YOU for what you are doing!
Hey Lionel, Yes sir! MOSS is BOSS! Mosses provide beauty, spiritual uplifting, and solutions for environmental and erosion concerns. Check out my Web site: www.mountainmoss.com for LIVE moss for sale, my book and a range of professional services including consultations and turn-key moss installations. And, eventually, I'll be giving lectures around the country again. I appreciate you taking time to share your new enthusiasm for mosses! -- Mossin' Annie
I have fallen in love with Moss and transplanting from wooded area to my Secret Garden, filtered shade. Living in West Tennessee and not sure the botanical name of the Moss I"m digging up.
hello Annie, i took moss from the wild , i placed it on the soilon my cactus pots, any recommandation? Shoukd i have placed stones under it?? i found the moss growing on old concrete would like to show u :)
Ok just fell in love with moss!!! I think I need to go rescue some too!! 💕 LOL checking out your website also, love the educational ID kit, if I could afford it, this would be a wonderful home school project!
Hey Chromedaffodils... love your "name." Daffodils are my favorite flowers. Look for rescue opportunities... places where houses will be renovated or torn down; roofs; edges of parking lots... to find mosses. Please don't go to the woods unless you own the property or have permission. Definitely, don't "steal" from our protected parks and forests. I did a rescue last weekend from the Interstate buffer zone next to a car dealership. This week, I rescued from a location where the cottage was being torn down and the grounds destroyed in the process. We got 10 sleds of Hypnum! If you want to start your own "herbarium" collection (that's what dried mosses in ID packets are called at universities), you can start collecting different species. You could purchase your own close-up lens or jeweler's loupe to take a closer look at the tiny botanical details of bryophytes. Your challenge will be trying to identify your species. My bryophpyte ID kit eliminates the need to determine species. If you are a home-schooler, then the ID kit could be a project and lesson to share with other home-schoolers in your town. It really fun to check out the intricacies on moss plants and teach the students about the oldest living plants on Planet Earth! Thanks for your comments. All Best, Mossin' Annie
It took me a whole summer to pull out the grass on the hill by my house. I gradually planted moss which was so green and pretty. Hubby sprayed it with 2 and 1/2 oz. of roundup per gal of water. this past spring to kill the weeds. (Didn't tell me). He didnt thinking would kill the moss. Moss is now brown and yellow. Can I save it? Weeds are coming up just fine now through the yellow moss. Please help.
Hey Philip, I have written a book, The Magical World of Moss Gardening. Autographed copies are available from my Web site. If you have enjoyed my videos, I hope you will choose to support my mossy endeavors by buying it from my Web site instead of a big box book supplier. www.mountainmoss.com/products/soft-cover-book Thanks, Mossin' Annie
Hey eroplane77--- Not sure if you are referring to hammered dulcimer music by Jerry Read Smith (from Strayaway Child album) or new music created by Slim Spoofy (actually my son's creative expression). Glad you liked it though. -- Mossin' Annie
I'm thankful to have found you 🌱💞 Have you ever thought about adding some moss to an aquarium? That's my hobby. It's amazing! I can't wait to catch up on all your videos!!! Xoxo
Hey CMaylene... Personally, my main interest is creating moss landscapes -- outdoors. However, there are several people in my FB group, Go Green With Moss!, that enjoy indoor moss applications -- terrariums, aquariums, palludariums and more! Why don't you join my group and showcase your own aquarium talents? -- Mossin' Annie
Hey Kevin... You can buy LIVE, fresh, ethically-harvested and cultivated MOSS from ME -- www.mountainmoss.com. If you like my videos, I will appreciate your support of my small business in the mountains of NC during these challenging times. You might want to order my book, too. As for species for Florida, I suggest Leucobryum, Entodon and Atrichum angustatum as options. There are many versatile moss species that can tolerant the heat index of sunny Florida. Thanks for asking. I'll appreciate your support. -- Mossin' Annie
Hey Mandie, I was just in Charlotte last week doing some seasonal moss maintenance at one of my successful moss installations. Brevard is not that far away from you. Maybe one day you can come shopping at my Mossery or once the health situation improves, I'll be offering moss workshops again. In the past, I've taught a number of classes as part of UNCC's Botanical Garden native plant certification series. If you want to learn more, autographed copies of my book are available through my Web site: www.mountainmoss.com. --Mossin' Annie
Hey RAH Bruhn... I have this song in my mind... here are the opening lyrics... "When I grow up, I want to be a forester Run through the moss on high heels That's what I'll do!" I so enjoy the version performed by First Aid Kit! -- Mossin' Annie
Follow up to my previous reply... I actually wear Italian leather high heel boots when I'm rescuing mosses from steep hillsides in the woods. I wear purple Keen's when I climb up on roofs. But, most of the time, I'm wearing my purple leather fairy boots. --Mossin' Annie
I guess that I wasn't even conscious of my comment but it sounds like me. I have realized that I use quite a few colloquialisms in my verbiage. You got me laughing with your reaction. -- Mossin' Annie... signing off with a Southern hillbilly twang and a bit of peach thrown in... and a slew of phrases that are regional or slang.
Hey Shetasen... I would be overjoyed to visit a temple moss garden in Japan. However, my dreams would come true if I could work alongside the moss tenders instead of strolling through. I would most certainly be most respectful of Japanese etiquette. I imagine that I would have to restrain my delight to conform to their cultural traditions. --Mossin' Annie
@@MossinAnnieMountainMoss that would be a dream. There's a video series called japanology and theres a special on moss. Do you propagate any of your moss or are they all rescues?
@@Shetasen Yes, I've seen several videos from Japanology. Thanks for reminding me. Yes, some of the rescued mosses are designated for propagation and cultivation purposes at my Mossery.
Came looking for moss planting techniques, turns out they weren't in this video and the title is misleading. But stayed (for a little while) because of that ridiculous way of talking. Oh my. What a hoot. Great character, do you do stand-up?
I love this woman a true southern gem
How tf did I end up watching this video? I don't know. Do I regret it? Never! I fell in love. You're awesome :)!
However you landed on my UA-cam channel, I'm glad that you liked my video. Thanks, Mossin' Annie
I was watching some terrarium videos, and this video showed up! I subscribed, and now I am going to do some binge watching!
Mossin' Annie, you are amazing! Thank you! Lisa
same, lol
Mossin' Annie, you are a treasure to moss lovers everywhere!
WOW... thanks for this comment. I'm just a mosser who wants to share the joys of moss gardening with others. --Mossin' Annie
This channel is a breath of fresh air.
Annie is like the bob Ross of moss.
Hey Chris, I have been called the MOSS BOSS! Hah! Thanks for your comment. -- Mossin' Annie
Came here looking to learn about moss, fell in love with Annie. What a sweetheart.
Hey Emma Darling... You are so kind with your comments. Thanks, Mossin' Annie
Not even gunshots distracted you from your Love
So focused on MOSS... oblivious to distracting noises! HAH! -- Mossin' Annie
I was watching the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn and was brought here by UA-cam algorithm. Haha. Lovely lady! Subscribed for more!
Having so much fun by yourself in your garden, I love it!! 💜
Yes, Ms. Sabrina... I have great fun in my moss garden! I so enjoy mossin' around. Thanks for your comment. --Mossin' Annie
Thank you so much I have learned loads just from this one video ✌
You are awesome. Drooling with envy over your moss. Love the way you said you rescued the moss. I do that but my son says I'm stealing it.
Don’t know how the heck I got here....but I’m freaking loving it!!
Hey Ruby... Thanks. Keep on loving it... Keep on mossin'...
That was a satisfying watch, surprisingly. Entertaining. Educational. I am loving your outfit and your moss garden will soon be as manicured as your fingers and toes. Magical indeed 😊😍 I moss definitely lichen' it 😉
First time watching Mossin Annie. Love it!
New to moss, and I gotta mention that you are a hidden gem. Keep on living.
Thanks for your comment. I'll keep on mossin'... as long as I'm living. -- Mossin' Annie
Haha "voila" i woule like to see you making moss trays
Im discovering Im not the only one who is in love with moss! I have it growing on my brick borders and between the brick path. Thank you! I love your passion for moss :)
Yes, we are not alone in our love for mosses! I bet that you have Ceratodon, Bryum, and Entodon growing around your brick hardscape. Thanks for your comment. -- Mossin' Annie
Just found your channel and I love you already. LOL! Down to earth lady! I'm a Florida native with family in Mississippi so I appreciate your Southern charm.
You are amazing. Its so good to find other moss lovers
Hey Gustavo... MOSS LOVERS UNITE! Check out my FB group, Go Green With Moss! You'll find many others that share our love for moss. -- Mossin' Annie
I love grabbing moss in the rain! I feel its the best way to get it!
Any time... rain or shine... is a great day for saving moss!
i watched your video about a year and a half ago. planted a moss garden with moss that i found in my deer sanctuary i added some royal ferns that i have on my property. it came out so beautiful and easy to manage that i am getting carried away and goofy! i am now planting moss around my hosta garden i am using moss that i cut from rotting logs i keep some wood under the moss and make sure that there is no roots or insects attached.buy doing this i can lay out a nice curved line on top of mulch. i fill in the bare spots with other moss that i find. i wish i could find a cool southern bell like you here in michigan but they don't grow around here...thank you!❤
This video was very therapeutic. And full of well needed information. Im getting ready tontry and do a yard moss garden. For the second time. Thankyou for sharing your expertise.
This video appeared on my recommended page and when you mentioned your book I ran to my bookshelf to discover I had bought it months ago! What a coincidence
mossome video. you're a a true moss icon!
THANKS, jshank. I appreciate your kind comment. However, I can't ever use the "made up adjective" that rhymes with awesome again because my major competitor in the US moss industry decided to copyright it and threatened me. I started using the term many years ago way before them but I never dreamed I would need to copyright this word. Big boys trying to squeeze out the little biz entrepreneur. I've learned a hard lesson about people who would rather create roadblocks instead of collaborating to promote moss gardening together. --Mossin' Annie
I love moss and the older i get the easier I want my gardening to be
Just moved into a mobile home park in GA, having lived all my former 55 years in California (just turned 56 on May 30) - where moss doesn't normally grow except maybe in the most northern forests - and am DELIGHTED with the natural moss that grows around my home! It's been pretty wet, so it's growing like gangbusters out in the shady back area, and I am hoping to get more of it to grow in this bare patch by my deck, out front. Just transplanted a little yesterday to add to the little that was naturally growing, and am really happy to see I mostly did it right! :) I have a dozen or so ceramic mushrooms I've collected over the years that I added to hopefully provide a little protection from the sun on summer days. I won't have the option or ability to create such a beautiful fairy garden like you have, here in the park, but I can have my tiny moss oases!! So happy my husband just happened upon your channel! We both subscribed! You are a joy to watch and to learn from!
Just also want to say that I was absolutely mesmerized, watching you plant. It is soothing and meditative to watch you! Very ASMR! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and beautiful garden with everyone!
I love the way your yard looks but the most I love is the little cave you made with some mosses at the front
Oh my goodness I found someone who loves purple & moss as much as I do !!! I will be subscribing to your channel
And me! Love the accent! X
Just beautiful. Thank you.
Hoping to get rid of many many many weeds in the garden of the home i just moved into, i love moss and i'm going to try to replace the weeds with it! This video was equal parts informative and entertaining. Thank you
I loved your video through and through. No sound effects or music needed, I'm like an interested student again.
I live in Kennesaw GA, and can't wait to get started. Thanks for your help
As a former producer, I agree that the pictures should tell the story even without my commentary or background music. Mosses do grow in GA. I noticed some Ditrichum in full sporophytic stage when I was in Atlanta recently for the March for Science. --Mossin' Annie
@@MossinAnnieMountainMoss I go by Daniel Hernandez on FB, you helped start me off :)
I did those terrariums too
@@kemekal1776 Your terrariums are so beautiful, Daniel. I'm glad that we are FB friends. Why don't you join my Go Green With Moss! FB group? -- Mossin' Annie
You are delightful!!!!
Immediately got sucked into this video! Love it!
Stumbled across this channel...thankful I did! New subber here. LOVE the color on your videos. Not sure its the coloring of nature or your camera. I bet your fun as hell to hang out with! I live 30 minutes from charlotte NC. Small world!
thank you for such a beautiful teaching on moss love moss !
I did not know that about reindeer lichen and liking sun! I love that stuff!
I discovered moss earlier this year even though it's been around since the Ordovician era! I bought your book recently and I am hoping to make a trip to NC soon to visit your moss business. I love your voice and manner of speaking. It's charming and soothing as other posters mentioned. In March this year, I created two moss gardens under some oak trees on my property. They are thriving with almost no effort on my part. I just spritz with water twice daily and the moss has exploded in growth and beauty. It must really like where I've re-homed it. I've subscribed and I am now a moss devotee of yours!
Does it matter if you cut the moss (with the scissors... I have the time) when the moss is dormant or rockin'? Is one way better than the other? Also, should I step on it after?
Please keep making videos. I started from your first videos, and i feel the longer, watching-you-do-it formats is really works for what you're doing.
You have no idea how much this video has made a positive difference in my day. Things are wild right now and this exudes calm and love. Just what the world needs right now! Very inspirational.
Thank you Annie!
Very nice, presently moss has taken over
a good part of my front yard which is fine with me. Considering removing my grass lawn and allowing the moss to thrive as it wants to. Moss is so much more beautiful. Thank you for your great video ,you are very inspiring
By now, I hope that you've started the process of getting rid of the grass and encouraging the existing mosses in your lawn to thrive. You can rake the existing moss into vacant places in the grass to help mosses spread. Of course, if Mother Nature doesn't provide enough moisture, supplemental watering will increase the growth rate. -- Mossin' Annie
I LOVE THIS :) I LOVE MOSS :) Keep mossin xx
I love your personality, and now have subscribed !! Can’t wait to see more beautiful moss videos!!! ❤️🏡
Beautiful! I just love moss!
Hey Cee MB, There are so many reasons that I LOVE MOSS, too -- obviously, the year-round green beauty is appealing; environmental benefits (cleaner air, water conservation and elimination of groundwater contamination) and the best of all -- spiritual connection with nature through the oldest plants on Planet Earth! --Mossin' Annie
Just started getting into mosses! Your videos make me smile! Thank you for brightening up my day! Stay safe!
Hey Josh, Be prepared... you have now entered the Magical World of Moss Gardening... it's a passion for life. You can rest assured many smiles ahead as a mosser. Thanks for brightening my morning, too. Stay healthy and safe! -- Mossin' Annie
Annie! So glad I discovered you. My wife and I just downsized in to actually a rather crowded neighborhood, but our yard, with a little work will be an oasis of what I hope will resemble an almost alpine, shaded area. Also, I'm a garden railroader who now will have an area to finally get to build what I've always dreamed about. I realized moss and likens will be perfect to achieve the look and feeling I'm going for, and you are giving me wonderful inspiration. Thank you so much, Dave.
Hey Mitchell... Mosses will enhance your "railroad yard" for sure. I've seen mosses used by other "garden railroaders" with great success. I have a Facebook group, Go Green With Moss! Why don't you join and share your moss gardening ventures? --Mossin' Annie
Real life TreeTrunks from adventure time, I’m finally home!
A warm and big hello from England! I just happened to come across your video and I am rather pleased I did in deed ! I like you have been in love with mosses for as long as I can rememtber. as you may know here in England and the British Isles in general, there's a huge variety of mosses. I very much enjoyed you video and the result was magical. You mentioned where you gathered some of your mosses but I was still surprised by the huge amount you have! lovely ! Cheers from London
Hey Catalina, Thanks for your comments. MOSS lovers, like you and me, live all around the world. I noticed moss in a news story this week in Kate's new children's garden. I follow several bryologists that live in the UK, Ireland, Wales and Scotland. YES, we keep busy at Mountain Moss rescuing mosses from places where they will be destroyed. This week, we gathered Atrichum angustatum and Leucobryum glaucum moss species from a gravel driveway that was planned for paving and a septic tank area. Cheers from the mountains of western North Carolina, US. -- Mossin' Annie
Very pleasant to spend a few minutes with you,ma'am.Just got the moss bug!Greetings from England.
JEB JEB... If you have the "moss bug," please realize that it lasts forever. NO cure except to keep on mossin'... On another note, I follow a number of bryologists and botanists from the UK. Recently, I had an inquiry from a guy in England from a recommendation by the British Bryological Society. Moss lovers are everywhere. -- Mossin' Annie
@@MossinAnnieMountainMoss thank you for taking time to respond.Ive made a little Japanese themed moss garden since watching your video.Moss is everywhere,its so beautiful and it's free!Best wishes.
@@jebjeb1498 you are welcome. Enjoy mossin' around.
Such a gorgeous garden! I love Moss so much and want my back yard to look just like yours! Thanks for the intermittent species sunlight tolerances! Very nice.
Hey Lillian, THANKS for your kind comments. I gradually started to transform my front yard from grass and typical landscape plants and shrubs to my own vision of a moss retreat. It has been spectacular this spring! Good luck in converting your back yard. You might want to order an autographed copy of my book from my Web site: www.mountainmoss.com to get started. If you need any supplemental mosses, you can get LIVE moss species from my Mossery. Have fun! -- Mossin' Annie
That big rock is beautiful.
Thanks, Larry. I agree. It is a magnificent boulder that I featured as an anchor rock in my moss garden design. Hint: Decide where you want to locate "big" rocks from the beginning. It's not like redecorating your living room where you can try out different arrangements. Believe you me, that rock is HEAVY. It takes 3 strong humans to budge it. -- Mossin' Annie
@@MossinAnnieMountainMoss I start with the big rocks, then work my way down to the pebbles.
🐇hi ✌from Maine !
Love the video , thanks 👍
Looking amazing for 60+ ,
I'd say 40 's 💚
Hey J. Bird... you got a laugh out of me... it's hard to believe that I'm so old... when my heart is so young still. HEY back at cha from North Carolina. -- Mossin' Annie
Great tips. Ill be making my property's best use of it's mosses now. I never acted on it but akways wondered how to get rid of it. Now i see it's a treasure. I've already made use of some in 2 bonsai trees. one is a honeysuckle and the.other is a holly bush that invited me by popping up outside my door. Mosses work well in terrariums too.
Check out Serpa design on youtube also.
Hey Edward JLo... Thanks for your comments. It's good to hear that you've shifted your perspective to the "mossy" side of lawn landscaping. Indeed, mosses are perfect for Bonsai creations, too. I started using mosses in terrariums as a child. -- Mossin' Annie
Hey Edward, Thanks for the suggestion. I'll check it out. -- Mossin' Annie
Couldn’t have loved this more
Thanks, Lindsay... more videos coming soon about moss maintenance. --Mossin' Annie
Oh yeah !! Oh yeah!!
Loved it❤
Learned a ton! Fun video🥂🙏🏼
Aguga is my favorite because it will grow on a slope. Mine is easy to pull. Think your netting is the problem. Love the moss , want to try some!!
Fascinating
Great video of different mosses and planting techniques. I really enjoy your moss videos since the only place I have to grow moss is in a terrarium. I am also reminded of my younger years growing up in Appalachia.
Thanks SequoiaElisabeth. You and I were both lucky to grow up in Appalachia where mosses abound. I made my first terrarium when I was a little girl in Asheville, NC. I still make terraria for fun! But, now, the landscape is my canvas and the mosses my paint. -- Mossin' Annie
Oh yassss, Bing watching you. Thorough and sooooo cute. Are you close to Tennessee? I got lots of moss and ferns for ya, in my yard. I need your wisdom! Question....mixing the different mosses, does it eventually make a hybrid? Also do I need to leave space for the moss to grow? What about the ones I want on the table for show? Do they just stop growing or grow taller? My favorite moss is the stuff that grows in cracks that’s real soft and condensed. The only moss that’s not in my yard 🥺. I snagged some this weekend. Just enough for a small pot. I want to grow a lot of it. Any suggestions?
I have 3 acres of woods.....We are, I am, slowly getting the woods cleared out and I really REALLY want to have a floor of moss with ferns, hosta and other shade lovers.
Hey Susan... Glad to hear that you want to encourage MOSS on your property. Clearing debris, weeds and especially leaf litter will be advantageous to your efforts. BTW, not all mosses need to live in shade. Another point of information -- deer will eat hostas (and even some ferns) BUT deer don't like the taste of mosses. Good luck with your mossin' in your woods! -- Mossin' Annie
Loved watching your instructive video! Hope you have a great 2020 for beautiful moss plantings!
Hey Again "ForTheEarth" -- Thanks so much for your encouragement. May you also enjoy a great 2020 with MOSS! -- Mossin' Annie
Are you confortables down and moving rocks in your garden? Think is not the best way to work even if you aren't professional :-( . Beautiful garden with those plants an so much moss, love it.
Thanks for taking the time to comment on this video, Jose. Indeed, moving rocks should be treated seriously with concern for proper personal safety. If you are picking up a rock, it is best to plant feet firmly and squat with your back straight while lifting. In some cases, I will use a sled to slide piles of rocks to intended locations... amazing how many heavy rocks can be moved easily this way. Most times, I ask one of my assistants who is much bigger and stronger than me to move feature rocks. Sitting boulders must be moved with a skidsteer or a tractor with a bucket. In this case, although I wouldn't have been able to stand up and carry this particular quartz rock hidden under the decorative Acer tree (miniature Japanese maple), I was able to scoot it around because the ground was muddy and I could slide the rock okay. One definite safety concern would be my footwear -- heavy boots are much wiser than flip-flops. --Mossin' Annie
Love your video, so helpful.
Thanks, Ms. Tina. Hope you enjoy moss gardening yourself. -- Mossin' Annie
I thoroughly enjoyed your video, Annie. Learned a bunch! Subscribed, liked, and will buy your book. Thank you!
Thanks for the video. Is it okay to use tap water to keep the moss moist? I heard that the chemicals in it can kill the moss.
Well Mossin Annie, I thought What the heck can I do with this area of my property, its gettin no sun and the lawn is All Crap and the only thing that is down there is Moss Right by the Stream. I never knew that there was so much you could do with Mosses. I am sold. I subscribed and I will be checking out your Channel to get new and Exciting ideas. THANK YOU for what you are doing!
Hey Lionel, Yes sir! MOSS is BOSS! Mosses provide beauty, spiritual uplifting, and solutions for environmental and erosion concerns. Check out my Web site: www.mountainmoss.com for LIVE moss for sale, my book and a range of professional services including consultations and turn-key moss installations. And, eventually, I'll be giving lectures around the country again. I appreciate you taking time to share your new enthusiasm for mosses! -- Mossin' Annie
@@MossinAnnieMountainMoss Moss is Boss and I hope to be walking along a carpet of moss on our property very soon. I will be scouring MountainMoss.com
I have fallen in love with Moss and transplanting from wooded area to my Secret Garden, filtered shade. Living in West Tennessee and not sure the botanical name of the Moss I"m digging up.
hello Annie, i took moss from the wild , i placed it on the soilon my cactus pots, any recommandation? Shoukd i have placed stones under it?? i found the moss growing on old concrete would like to show u :)
I’m the Moss Boss.
Ok just fell in love with moss!!! I think I need to go rescue some too!! 💕 LOL checking out your website also, love the educational ID kit, if I could afford it, this would be a wonderful home school project!
Hey Chromedaffodils... love your "name." Daffodils are my favorite flowers. Look for rescue opportunities... places where houses will be renovated or torn down; roofs; edges of parking lots... to find mosses. Please don't go to the woods unless you own the property or have permission. Definitely, don't "steal" from our protected parks and forests. I did a rescue last weekend from the Interstate buffer zone next to a car dealership. This week, I rescued from a location where the cottage was being torn down and the grounds destroyed in the process. We got 10 sleds of Hypnum! If you want to start your own "herbarium" collection (that's what dried mosses in ID packets are called at universities), you can start collecting different species. You could purchase your own close-up lens or jeweler's loupe to take a closer look at the tiny botanical details of bryophytes. Your challenge will be trying to identify your species. My bryophpyte ID kit eliminates the need to determine species. If you are a home-schooler, then the ID kit could be a project and lesson to share with other home-schoolers in your town. It really fun to check out the intricacies on moss plants and teach the students about the oldest living plants on Planet Earth! Thanks for your comments. All Best, Mossin' Annie
It took me a whole summer to pull out the grass on the hill by my house. I gradually planted moss which was so green and pretty. Hubby sprayed it with 2 and 1/2 oz. of roundup per gal of water. this past spring to kill the weeds. (Didn't tell me). He didnt thinking would kill the moss. Moss is now brown and yellow. Can I save it? Weeds are coming up just fine now through the yellow moss. Please help.
Is there a Mossing Annie guidebook to mosses? I want a copy!❤️
Hey Philip, I have written a book, The Magical World of Moss Gardening. Autographed copies are available from my Web site. If you have enjoyed my videos, I hope you will choose to support my mossy endeavors by buying it from my Web site instead of a big box book supplier. www.mountainmoss.com/products/soft-cover-book
Thanks, Mossin' Annie
Love this !! Does it grow well In home ?
OMG love it :)
THANKS... I'm in love with MOSS, too.
Man i love your videoes. What is that theme song in the beginning?.
Hey eroplane77--- Not sure if you are referring to hammered dulcimer music by Jerry Read Smith (from Strayaway Child album) or new music created by Slim Spoofy (actually my son's creative expression). Glad you liked it though. -- Mossin' Annie
Lol, this video cracked me up :D
Inspirante !!!
Thanks, Danny.
Thanks, Danny.
I'm thankful to have found you 🌱💞 Have you ever thought about adding some moss to an aquarium? That's my hobby. It's amazing! I can't wait to catch up on all your videos!!! Xoxo
Hey CMaylene... Personally, my main interest is creating moss landscapes -- outdoors. However, there are several people in my FB group, Go Green With Moss!, that enjoy indoor moss applications -- terrariums, aquariums, palludariums and more! Why don't you join my group and showcase your own aquarium talents? -- Mossin' Annie
Sidenote: Love the nails
wonderful! You can tell it's the South with all the gunfire.
Where can I buy moss? I’m in Clearwater Florida . Any suggested species would be appreciated too
Hey Kevin... You can buy LIVE, fresh, ethically-harvested and cultivated MOSS from ME -- www.mountainmoss.com. If you like my videos, I will appreciate your support of my small business in the mountains of NC during these challenging times. You might want to order my book, too. As for species for Florida, I suggest Leucobryum, Entodon and Atrichum angustatum as options. There are many versatile moss species that can tolerant the heat index of sunny Florida. Thanks for asking. I'll appreciate your support. -- Mossin' Annie
I live near Charlotte NC! Would love to garden with you someday!! I need to learn! 💚🌱
Hey Mandie, I was just in Charlotte last week doing some seasonal moss maintenance at one of my successful moss installations. Brevard is not that far away from you. Maybe one day you can come shopping at my Mossery or once the health situation improves, I'll be offering moss workshops again. In the past, I've taught a number of classes as part of UNCC's Botanical Garden native plant certification series. If you want to learn more, autographed copies of my book are available through my Web site: www.mountainmoss.com. --Mossin' Annie
Bun Bun gets it
Make more moss videos please. Thanks
Where is the best place to find nice mosses in the wild?
New goal: grow up to be mossin annie
Hey RAH Bruhn... I have this song in my mind... here are the opening lyrics... "When I grow up, I want to be a forester
Run through the moss on high heels
That's what I'll do!" I so enjoy the version performed by First Aid Kit! -- Mossin' Annie
Follow up to my previous reply... I actually wear Italian leather high heel boots when I'm rescuing mosses from steep hillsides in the woods. I wear purple Keen's when I climb up on roofs. But, most of the time, I'm wearing my purple leather fairy boots. --Mossin' Annie
meaning of Mossin annie?
Mossin Annie's going to be Sore Back Annie by working that way.
WOW
Who's Vicky? :)
sorry for a-moaning and agroning (14:31) classic phrase
I guess that I wasn't even conscious of my comment but it sounds like me. I have realized that I use quite a few colloquialisms in my verbiage. You got me laughing with your reaction. -- Mossin' Annie... signing off with a Southern hillbilly twang and a bit of peach thrown in... and a slew of phrases that are regional or slang.
Mossin' Annie , well “a-moanin’ and a-groanin’ “ is finer than frog’s hair as far as that goes!
Her energy screams main DND npc. I wonder how Annie would react if she visited a Japanese moss garden.
Hey Shetasen... I would be overjoyed to visit a temple moss garden in Japan. However, my dreams would come true if I could work alongside the moss tenders instead of strolling through. I would most certainly be most respectful of Japanese etiquette. I imagine that I would have to restrain my delight to conform to their cultural traditions. --Mossin' Annie
@@MossinAnnieMountainMoss that would be a dream. There's a video series called japanology and theres a special on moss. Do you propagate any of your moss or are they all rescues?
@@Shetasen Yes, I've seen several videos from Japanology. Thanks for reminding me. Yes, some of the rescued mosses are designated for propagation and cultivation purposes at my Mossery.
your a sweet girl, I want to be good with moss, your videos help alot.
Came looking for moss planting techniques, turns out they weren't in this video and the title is misleading.
But stayed (for a little while) because of that ridiculous way of talking. Oh my. What a hoot. Great character, do you do stand-up?
Well this video just tickled me 🤍