FROM THE ARCHIVES: PAINT WITH MOSS

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Adding a quick touch of green to most surfaces is child’s play.

An article, with recipe, for creating moss patterns where you have moist shade. An old wall, a low-lying spot, anywhere near a drain will work well.

Here’s another recipe…
Several clumps of moss
1 container yoghurt or 12 oz buttermilk
1/2 tsp sugar
 
Put all in a blender, blend. Transfer to a jar and paint onto your surface with a brush. Make sure to mist the area frequently after applying the mixture until it’s established. You can also create your pattern indoors on a seed tray containing compost or on the form you’ll be using outdoors. Transfer to the outdoors when the moss has established, and continue to mist until it’s well-situated.
 
 
“Look at the bark of a redwood, and you see moss.  If you peer beneath the bits and pieces of the moss you’ll see toads, small insects, a whole host of life that prospers in that miniature environment.  A lumberman will look at a forest and see so many board feet of lumber.  I see a living city.”    Sylvia Earle

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