Different Uses of Moss

Mosses are non-vascular plants in the land plant division Bryophyta (a paraphyletic group of plants formerly regarded as single division but now split into mosses, hornworts, and liveworts). Botanically, they are small phylum of soft plants that are typically 1-10 centimeter tall, and commonly grow close together in clumps, or mats in damp or shady locations. They are herbaceous (non-woody) plants that absorb water and nutrients mainly through their leaves and harvest sunlight to create food by photosynthesis, unlike the vascular plants, these mosses do not have water-bearing xylem tracheids or vessels. These mosses reproduces using spores and not seeds and they also do not have flowers. In the modern world that we are living in, uses of mosses are are not immediately obvious but they do have an important and subtle ecological role, both in water-retention and stabilizing mobile surfaces like, landslips, sand dunes, and scree slopes.

Moss is often considered a weed in grass lawns, but is deliberately encouraged to grow under aesthetic principles exemplified by Japanese gardening ( are traditional gardens that create miniature idealized landscapes ). In old temple gardens, mosses can carpet a forest scene and is often thought to add a sense of calm, age and stillness to a garden scene. Moss is also used in Bonsai to cover the soil and enhance the impression of age, as well as, shelter and humidity for a remarkable diversity of invertebrates. Windowbox, is a leading manufacturer of window boxes, pots and planters, gardening tools and solutions and many more gardening needs and decorations, created a 15 inch Moss Pyramid Hanging Basket with Chain and Moss Ball Plug. These are hanging baskets that are covered in the greenest of green preserved moss which would be perfect for your flowers or plants and they do not need the use of liners.

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