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Photos from my Mossy rocks Garden

Mossy Rocks develop slowly over time. Be patient.

Photo Essay by Lynda McKinney Lambert

Tell me about your favorite flower?

I’d like to hear all about YOUR garden.

Is it a container garden?

Is it a collection of potted plants placed in various places in your home or outside?

Is your garden a typical flower garden somewhere outside?

The smallest spaces can become a lovely little garden!

~Lynda McKinney Lambert

I have flower gardens in all sorts of places in my yard.

Today I am sharing some photos of my Mossy Rock Garden.

It is a tiny triangle-shaped space beside our porch.

Mossy rocks define the space and inside the garden are Hosta Plants and Crop Rock plants.

Mossy Rocks Garden
I planted shade plants in this triangle-shaped space.

I put some ceramic sculptures into this triangle and a wonderful birdbath base holds a reflecting ball I brought home from Austria one summer.

Mossy Rocks Garden fits nicely beside the porch. This area is shaded most of the day.

Look close – can you see a SNAIL and a FROG? Schmolly the SNAIL and Theodora, the FROG – are ceramic sculptures made by Ilsa Barry, a librarian from Burlington, KY. She is our daughter and she made them as GIFTS to us one year.

What you NEED:

_A little space in your yard.

_Plant only one or two types of plants. Keep it SIMPLE.

_Add a a piece of sculpture, old bird bath, reflecting ball, or some pottery.

There you ARE!

You can make your own little garden.

~BONUS~

Top 5 plants for a ROCK GARDEN – See it here!

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“Good gardeners have golden thumbs, not a green thumb.”

Robert Bly, Iron John

Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. ~ Song of Songs 2:12

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This feature is courtesy of Lynda McKinney Lambert. Contact me at: riverroad@zoominternet.net

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Comments

Garden Song – Mossy Rocks Garden — 5 Comments

Lynda Lambert on July 24, 2021 at 5:07 pm said:

Suzanne, thank you so much for the feedback on my post. I love hearing about your garden and it sounds so nice. Succulents are my favorite plants – I have enjoyed working in rock gardens my entire adult life.

Robbie, my daughter made theme for me and they must be brought into the house during the cold months. They will come in before the frost hits the area – and they wait out the bad weather in my basement. Thanks for your comment.
Robbie Cheadle on July 24, 2021 at 2:13 pm said:

A great idea for a small shaded piece of garden. The art work made by your daughter is just lovely.
- Lynda+Lambert on August 8, 2021 at 2:44 pm said:
  
  Robbie, its fun to see a little spot that is kind of a nothing space – and then to make it something beautiful instead. It is not hard to do and can be done in a small amount of time and does not need to have expensive plants in it. The more simple it is – the better!
Suzanne Cottrell on July 23, 2021 at 11:50 am said:

Lynda,
I appreciated your practical tips and link for suggested rock garden plants, as well as your lovely photos of your rock garden. I enjoyed the art work (snail and frog) of Ilsa. I, too, have a rock garden, but I think it gets too much sun to ever become a mossy rock garden. My rock garden hosts many sculptures, as well as a bird feeder and wind chimes. Right now, it is filled with California poppies, cosmos, and Alyssum. I’ll need to consider planting some succulents. Thank you for sharing.
- Lynda+Lambert on August 8, 2021 at 2:46 pm said:
  
  You are so welcome, Suzanne.
  I had no idea this area would eventually have moss growing on the rocks. What an exciting moment when I began to see that beautiful green moss forming. It gets thicker and greener every year – so intense that it seems like it could not be real. But, yes, it is real!