Moss acts as a ‘green mulch’. It will help to slow the drying out of soil and create a good growing environment for other plants. It does not damage other plants or trees. It also stays green through the winter. While it goes dormant when the soil is too dry to sustain it, it will immediately ‘green up’ again when misted. Since it only grows on the surface, it does not require water saturation, but only surface watering. It also has a disproportionately high beneficial contribution to the environment, compared to other plants and ground covers, in both carbon and ecosystem impact. It requires less maintenance than other types of lawn, and grows best where other types of lawns struggle most. It also can be planted to beautify or add interest to other plants and objects in a landscape, including wood, cement, stone, and live trees.
]]>I visited Woodbrook earlier today (8/24/23) and was inquiring about a native plant list that correlates to birds. I found it on the WNPS site: https://www.wnps.org/content/documents/plants/gardening/pnw-birds-plants-charts.pdf
Thanks again for answering all my questions and for your help. Happy gardening,
Jeni
]]>Pacific Wax Myrtle is our best native evergreen shrub for screening and grows well along the coast. It is an excellent choice. Rosa rugosa is not a native Rose. We have 2 species of native roses that would be better for your situation: Nootka Rose, Rosa nutkana, or Peafruit (Clustered Swamp Rose) Rose, Rosa pisocarpa. They are very similar. The main differences are that Nootka Rosa has more single blossoms and larger hips and Peafruit Rose has clustered blooms and clusters of pea-sized hips.
]]>I have used their Dryland Ecology Mix. It is good for the Pacific Northwest’s “Cool Mediterranean Climate.”
]]>Mosses are not by themselves bad, but they may indicate more acid soils, which may not be appropriate for some other plants, flowers or small bushes. It might be beneficial to do a pH test of your soil and figure out what would be appropriate for what you are wanting to grow…
]]>Perhaps it takes away water from other plants, for example, if I’d plant some flowers or small bushes? And that’s where it’s bad for the garden
]]>Hi Julie,
were converting our lawn to an eco friendly clover lawn. we got everything we needed from Pro Time lawn seed in Portland. They have a great website as well. Good luck!
deb
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