Moss Gardening - Including Lichens, Liverworts And Other Miniatures

George Schenk

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While I am systematically trying to eradicate mosses in many parts of my garden, there is one spot where I am failing spectacularly to establish them into something which might one day pass muster as a moss lawn.

This one small area apart, in global terms they have proved to be highly successful invaders over the past 400 million years, give or take an eon or two, and they now colonise every climatic zone and condition from pole to pole.

This handsomely illustrated and thorough treatise provides a great deal of fascinating material on these underused plants, whose presence can give an impression of serenity and maturity to the garden.  Moreover, there is practical advice on propagating, transplanting and growing them as ground-cover, in containers or for bonsai (if that’s your thing!).

The author proves to be an energetic champion of these primitive miniatures. - review by Stewart Grimshaw