Tag Archives: David Spain

Growing a Greener World

Posted on January 15, 2013 by David Spain

In June of 2012 Moss and Stone Gardens became the focus of a fantastic television series, Growing a Greener World. Hosted by Joe Lampl’ and broadcast nationally on PBS stations, GGWTV has become known for it’s appealling coverage of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Moss Adventures, Moss Dish Gardens, Moss Education, Moss Media | Tagged Carl Pennington, Christa Hanson, Container Gardening, David Pennington, David Spain, Episode 319, GGWTV, Growing a Greener World, joe gardener, Joe Lampl', Moss and Stone Gardens, moss garden, Moss gardening, Moss gardens, Moss Rocks!, Nathan Lyon, NC, Patti Moreno, PBS, Public Broadcasting System, Raleigh, The Moss Farm, Theresa Loe | 3 Comments

Love A Fair

Posted on October 30, 2012 by David Spain

One of my favorite movies is Love Affair from 1939 starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer. It was remade as An Affair To Remember in 1957 with Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant and again as Love Affair in 1994 with … Continue reading →

Posted in Moss Adventures, Moss Landscape Designs | Tagged Bamboo, David Spain, Erv Evans, exhibition, Garden, Japanese garden, Moss and Stone Gardens, moss garden, Moss gardening, Moss gardens, moss lawn, mosses, NC, Serenity, State Fair, Tsukubai | 2 Comments

High Hopes

Posted on September 18, 2012 by David Spain

I spend a fair amount of time observing the small and tiny features in the landscape. I suppose that comes with the territory of being a moss gardener. To fully study mosses it is necessary to see them up … Continue reading →

Posted in Moss Adventures | Tagged acrocarps, ant trails, ants, carpenter ants, collecting moss, David Spain, dicranum scoparium, moss, Moss and Stone Gardens, moss ants, moss education, moss garden, Moss gardening, moss lawn, NC, Pleurocarpous, watering moss | 1 Comment

A day at the Beach

Posted on September 11, 2012 by David Spain

This past week I took a few days from my normal shady seclusion and spent some time in the sun at Holden beach. Located on the southeastern shoreline of North Carolina, Holden is a small island of about 3.4 square … Continue reading →

Posted in Moss Adventures, Moss Companion Plants | Tagged acrocarps, beach native, coastal moss, David Spain, Moss and Stone Gardens, moss beach, moss education, moss garden, Moss gardening, moss sand, Pleurocarpous, pleurocarps, sand dune moss, watering moss | Leave a comment

When is the best time to plant moss?

Posted on September 4, 2012 by David Spain

Mosses are evergreen plants. They will grow year round as long as moisture and sunlight are available at the same time. Photosynthesis is possible even below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Mosses do not have a seasonal growth habit, instead their dormancy comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Moss Education | Tagged acrocarps, collecting moss, David Spain, growing moss, moss blender, moss blender recipe, moss buttermilk, Moss gardening, Moss gardens, moss milkshake, mosses, plant moss, pleurocarps, watering moss | 2 Comments

Dividing and Fragmenting Mosses

Posted on August 14, 2012 by David Spain

The best way to propagate moss is by taking a larger piece and dividing it into smaller pieces, then transplanting them apart from one another and encouraging them to grow together. Once moss has covered a surface it will begin adding … Continue reading →

Posted in Moss Education | Tagged bryophyte, David Spain, dicranum scoparium, fragmentation, moss, Moss and Stone Gardens, moss blender recipe, moss cultivation, moss education, Moss gardening, moss milkshake, NC, watering moss | Leave a comment

Southern Living – My mossy roots

Posted on August 7, 2012 by David Spain

This month we are celebrating being featured in a little magazine you may have heard of…Southern Living! Be sure and check out “Roll Out the Green Carpet” (page 68 if you must know). This is especially gratifying … Continue reading →

Posted in Moss Adventures, Moss Media | Tagged David Spain, grumpy gardener, Ken Gergle, moss education, moss garden, moss lawn, NC, shade garden, Southern living, steve bender, Urquhart | Leave a comment

Moss People

Posted on July 10, 2012 by David Spain

I was very blessed to have made fast friends with the fiery, flirty and fashionably adorable Faeries a few weeks ago. The insights that were shared about faerie culture was eye opening to say the least. … Continue reading →

Posted in Moss Adventures | Tagged David Spain, fairy, fairy garden, hobbit, moss fantasy, moss garden, Moss gardening, Moss people, The Moss Farm | 3 Comments

Transplanting Polytrichum and Atrichum mosses

Posted on July 3, 2012 by David Spain

Hi David, I recently discovered your site and have been grateful for all the information. I’ve been having some trouble growing moss in my garden and was hoping you might have some advice. A month ago I discovered a large … Continue reading →

Posted in Moss Education | Tagged David Spain, Garden, Ken Gergle, moss, Moss and Stone Gardens, Moss gardens, Moss Rocks! | Leave a comment

Moss Man speaks–lawn bad, moss good–moss rocks

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Helen Yoest

The most common question I receive about moss gardening is from people who have decided to give up on their grass lawn in shady areas where naturally occurring mosses have crept in. They ask, “How do I eliminate the remaining … Continue reading →

Posted in Moss Education | Tagged David Spain, Garden, Helen Yoest, Ken Gergle, moss, Moss and Stone Gardens, Moss gardens, Moss Rocks! | 13 Comments

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