Moss is a remarkable plant, thriving where other plants will not grow. Forming a dense mat of lush green, it is a useful ground cover for challenging situations in the backyard. Moss is typically found in moist, humid and shaded areas, such as in woodlands, carpeting the forest floor and growing over roots and rocks.
There is certainly something special about moss that is difficult to explain. It seems fresh and verdant, but aged and mysterious, factors that help explain why gardeners and landscape designers are rethinking moss's role in the backyard in recent years.
