Dear Liza,
While you were visiting, you found an old wall covered with wonderfully thick moss. Before I could say anything, you had pulled a chunk off the wall.
“What are you going to do with that?” I asked. You thought fast.
“We could plant it and keep it and you could write a blog about it,” you answered. So here it is.
As soon as we got home, we put the moss into a plastic box with damp soil. While I went online to find out what else we could do for it, you added some bits of the forest to keep it company…. pebbles, sticks, a fir cone. Somehow, the tiny pagoda from my bonsai forest found its way in.
Since the moss had been growing in the north side of a tall house, I knew it would need complete shade to be healthy. We have a spot in the master bathroom that is perfect, but small. The moss would also need slightly acidic soil (all moss does, according to a website) and constant, gentle moisture.
My first instinct was to use a container we already have rather than buying something. I have a big terrarium jar that would be fine, but is too big to fit.
Auntie Bridgett found this wonderful glass container in her studio, about five inches high and round like a ball. The project was on!
We laid some pebbles in the bottom, then firmly packed some soil from my veggie plot. We put in the pagoda, then the moss, then the pebbles and a tiny stick to be a fallen log.
I am very happy with our new tiny forest. It sits right by my sink and I can have that wondrous feeling of walking in the woods every time I brush my teeth!
Thanks, Liza, for adding this tiny, peaceful place to my life.
Love,
Grandma Judy
Dear Liza 