Moss grows almost everywhere in the garden, on the lawn as well as in the flower bed, as long as it is moist enough there. There are several ways to get rid of unwanted moss, but you can also use it to decorate.
Great mini landscapes can be created with moss
Mini landscape with moss
A pretty mini terrarium can be made with a few inexpensive, often free, items. You determine the size of this terrarium yourself by choosing the glass. However, it should not be too small and should have a screw-on lid. Mason jars, for example, are well suited. You can get soil and moss from the garden. Only collecting non-protected species is allowed in the forest.
Thoroughly wash and/or rinse the jar with hot water. Then heap some moist soil on the screw cap and place the moss and maybe other small plants on top. Wood sorrel can be combined well with moss, because both like slightly acidic soil.
You can also decorate just moss along with some pretty pebbles or specially shaped pieces of wood. Animals don't belong in this type of terrarium, neither do beetles or insects, because the jar is now screwed onto the lid and there is practically no air exchange until the next time the jar is opened.
The essentials in brief:
- do not collect protected moss in the forest
- do not put animals in a closed jar
- Lightly moisten the soil
Small terrarium in a glass
As an alternative to the (closed) preserving jar, glass containers that are open at the top can also be decoratively designed. In addition to moss, you can also use other plants for decoration here. Succulents, grasses or bonsai are ideal for this. However, you should match the substrate and water supply to the plants you choose.
tips
If you have a particularly decorative type of moss in your garden, use it as decoration instead of destroying it. A mini terrarium is also a good gift for plant lovers.