Create an Indoor Moss Garden - Natural Beauty in Your Home

Learn how to create an indoor moss garden with a few simple materials and bring the beauty of nature outside, into your home.

I love the look of moss. Especially in the spring when everything is so green and beautiful after the dull dried out look of winter. If you have been following me you're probably not surprised as I have made already a mini moss garden centerpiece, moss balls and a moss initial wreath for my home and a few more.

However, when I came across this beautiful colorful assortment of living lichen and moss I had to make another moss garden for the house.

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Indoor Moss Garden Supplies

• Glass dish garden or bowl
• Small pebbles, gravel or stones
• Activated charcoal
• Potting soil with no added fertilizer 
• Living lichen/moss

How to Make an Indoor Moss Garden

Start by adding a layer of small pebbles or gravel to the bottom of a clean glass dish garden or bowl.

Next, add a handful of charcoal pellets to the stones.

Why Charcoal?

You could make this without the activated charcoal. However, adding some into the mix will help with filtering toxins and odors that can build up in a terrarium type of container.

Then add a thin layer of moistened potting soil.

Note: The grower of the moss/lichen states that their products grow best on soil without fertilizers. This is becoming more and more of an issue. It seems like all the potting soil on the market now comes with added plant food or fertilizer. 

Next start arranging the moss in a pattern that is pleasing to you.

My daughter gave me this handy mini gardening kit for Christmas and I've been enjoying using all the tiny tools for projects like this and working with my houseplants.

Lastly, tamp down gently on the moss and mist it with distilled water or rainwater.

Indoor Moss Garden Care

• The grower suggests watering every few days (3-5) with rainwater or distilled water.
• Since several of the products I received are lichen I'm going to leave this container open. You could cover it with a glass plate but the lichen is likely to incur a mold issue if the container is kept too wet.
• Indirect sunlight is best for this garden. Avoid direct sunlight. 

I really love the variety of texture and color of the lichen and moss.

This batch contains British soldier lichen, pityrea cladonia, pixie cup lichen, Beaumont lichen, feather moss, and sheet moss. 

The lichen is a slow grower, but I can't wait to see how it develops over time. For now, it's a really pretty addition to my sofa table. 

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Indoor Moss Garden

Learn how to create an indoor moss garden with a few simple materials and bring the beauty of nature outside into your home.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Active Time15 minutes mins

Total Time20 minutes mins

Course: Indoor Gardening

Yield: 1

Author: Patti Estep

Cost: $40

Equipment

• Tweezers
• Fine mist spray bottle

Materials

• Glass dish garden or bowl
• Small pebbles gravel or stones
• Activated charcoal
• Potting soil with no added fertilizer
• Living moss and lichen

Instructions

• Start by adding a layer of small pebbles or gravel to the bottom of a clean glass dish garden or bowl.
• Next, add a handful of charcoal pellets to the stones.
• Then add a thin layer of moistened potting soil.
• Next start arranging the moss and lichen in a pattern that is pleasing to you.
• Mist with rainwater or distilled water every 3-5 days.
• Keep out of direct sunlight.

Notes

The grower of the moss states that their product grows best on soil without fertilizers.