Moss between rocks?

[PremiumKoi]

I like using various plants and let the moss move in where it loves it. The moss moved into the shady spots by itself but you can steal some off the rocks in a stream or wherever and place it on the rocks yourself. There is some kind of a buttermilk recipe solution that you can apply on the rocks to make the moss stay on better. Maybe google moss recipe using buttermilk.

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wow, awesome

 

[bagsmom]

@KC Crook thank you and it's a bunch of whatever plants and I don't really know what they are either. Some just showed up, some I found out in the wild and some I had scattered in other gardens and just plucked them out and put them there.

Yes bare soil is scary

Some of your ground cover is Creeping Jenny. (The chartreuse trailing stuff.) I wondered if it drives you nuts, or if it is fairly easy to control. I know it can be a little overly enthusiastic! (A nice gardener's word for "invasive.") It is really pretty by your pond!

 

[j.w]

Yes I know which ones are the Creeping Jenny and if it gets going too well I just clip it off and all is well and there by the pond it is not very invasive. I like the way it trails into the pond and down the rocks outside the edge @bagsmom

 

[HARO]

I find that the golden variety of Creeping Jenny is a LOT less invasive than the normal green one. I planted some about 15 years ago, and I'm still waiting for it to cover some ground!
John

 

[Mmathis]

Mine looks similar to @j.w . I have dropped pea gravel between the edge rocks and put stuff in those crannies. They do fine. I think I have some moss growing somewhere, but it self-planted.

 

[addy1]

I find that the golden variety of Creeping Jenny is a LOT less invasive than the normal green one. I planted some about 15 years ago, and I'm still waiting for it to cover some ground!
John

I have both, both grow about the same rate. Neither have caused any invasive type issues.

 

[bagsmom]

I love it! The color contrast is so striking!

 

[morewater]

Hey all. This will be my 2nd summer with my pond so I'm still fairly new to it. Is there any kind of moss, or "moss like" plant that can grow in the voids between the rocks around my pond where there's no soil? I'm in zone 6

Try Mare's Tail (Hippuris vulgaris).

Looks great, perennial, requires no soil and is aquatic.

 

[bagsmom]

Beautiful!

 

[morewater]

Beautiful!

Cheap, too. Spreads well, easy to control.

If for any reason you don't like it for a season, yank it and pitch it.