As I am sure, with many homes, some parts of the lawn grow more effortlessly than others. At our house, we have one section that grass doesn’t seem to want to grow at all. There is, however, lots of moss. I was inspired while watching a PBS show about using moss in your gardening or to even REPLACE a lawn with moss!
I charted a new course. Instead of trying to force grass to grow, and spending extra time and labor over-seeding, watering, fertilizing, etc. I decided to pull the weeds (and trees) that had overgrown in the moss and transplant any moss I could find to fill in where the weeds were.
The moss feels so delightful under my feet, and eventually, it will spread to fill in any gaps. Moss is also really drought tolerant, so in times when it is dry, or during the winter, it won’t be a lush green, but it will still survive and come to bright life again.
For our very shady side yard, I love how low maintenance this is going to be! No mowing, just some periodic weeding until the moss is thick enough to keep out the other invaders. I will also be more diligent in keeping the acorns out! We have plenty of trees as it is.
Even a year later, there are far fewer weeds and trees for me to pluck out of the moss! I am astounded by it each time I walk around the house.