Moss gardens are a really awesome way to incorporate some green into your home and wall decor! But what’s more, is using preserved moss allows for a carefree, maintenance free garden that you enjoy without worry for years and years to come! You can make these gardens as large or a small as you’d like – you can even do a series of three in a row or a bunch scattered around. We decided to show you just how easy it is to create your own, and have given you three ways to style them and make them really unique. First is the basic moss & fern leaf version, the second one incorporates a few live succulent cuttings, and the last style is a moss garden with faux succulents and leaves.

First thing you will need is a simple, shallow wood frame. We used some scrap wood and built a really simple frame, painted white, but you can also use a deep picture frame with the glass removed.

We added a couple frame hooks to the back of ours so that once we were finished we could hang it either vertically or horizontally.

Supplies:

• Frame
• Glue Gun
• Glue Sticks
• Variety of Mosses
  • Mood Moss
  • Sheet moss
  • Reindeer moss in Natural, Chartreuse, and Moss Green
• Preserved Fern Leaves

You can also just purchase a variety pack and use the different mosses included in that.

We like to start by mapping out our dark green mood & sheet mosses first. This is the darkest color and your main “negative space”. Play around until you find a design you like.

Once your happy, start gluing down your dark green moss.

The next step is to go in and fill the blank spaces with your different colored reindeer mosses. Play around with mixing up the colors. Accent your design making some “streams” of some colors flow through, and vary the dimensions. Having some pieces puff up and some glued tight down makes it more visually intriguing.

Finish by adding a couple groups of preserved fern leaves to create little vignettes and make it look really organic.

Style #2 – Add some Succulent Cuttings

If you want to accent your garden design a step further, add a few of your favorite succulent cuttings by simply hot glueing them into the moss. *This design is the only one that would require a little maintenance over time, because you will need to occasionally mist the succulents and/or replace them every so often. But still super super low maintenance!

Style #3 – Add Faux Succulents & Leaves

This last design shows you how you can take your moss garden another step up, and incorporate faux succulents & leaves. Using the faux plants keeps this arrangement completely maintenance free but still incorporates those beloved succulents.

Just hot glue a few of your favorite faux succulents into the moss and stabilize using some of your reindeer moss.

Add in some faux leaves and any other decorative elements, and Voila!!

These moss garden’s are super easy to create and they can really make a great impact on a space. We like to use these in indoor spaces that could use some green on the walls, yes. But what is especially awesome, is you can put these in places that don’t receive enough light to have living houseplants thrive. So if you have a wall or a corner that needs a little plant love, but doesn’t receive any bright sunlight, try hanging one of these babies there to make a unique and living statement!

*One thing to note, don’t hang your moss garden in direct sun. The sun can bleach out the color and your moss could start to fade over time.

Which ever style you choose to create, we’d love to see your Moss Gardens!!

Share your designs with us @dallavita and #dallavita!!