Remember when Bridget Jones thought Mark Darcy was the villain – right up until the very end of the first film? Well, thanks to the surprising benefits of moss, this often-maligned garden plant follows the same redemptive character arc.
Once written off as a nuisance (or a sign of poor lawn drainage), moss is having something of a moment. In fact, whether it’s stealing the spotlight at RHS Chelsea or adding some fairy-like wonder to a woodland garden, this ancient plant is proving itself to be a star performer. And not just visually, but ecologically too.
