Category Archives: Moss

Moss is a small non-flowering plant which grows in dense mats on lawns which are under stress.

It thrives in areas where grass struggles to grow. If your lawn is waterlogged, shaded, compacted or has a soil problem then moss will move in.

In England, it is a common lawn problem. This is not helped by our damp climate and low light levels during the winter months.

Removing it from a lawn is an ongoing battle, and can be hard work and time consuming. But it can be done in nearly all cases.

Find out more about it and how to control it on your lawn in these blog posts.

Mossy lawn: “the worst I’ve ever seen!”

My business is lawn care. I visit hundreds of customers on a regular basis and talk to them about their grass. One of my customers is an elderly gentleman, in his eighties. He often tells me that he has lived in the same house for over sixty years. He is a keen gardener and loves his lawns. In… Read More »

Battling the lawn moss epidemic

This year, moss has reached almost epidemic levels on lawns all across the UK, with very few avoiding being swamped by the troublesome and invasive Bryophytes! Last year I published a post about how the warm winter of 2011/2012 created fantastic conditions for moss. However, almost unbelievably, this year has been much worse! After the second wettest year since records… Read More »

Has moss taken over your lawn?

In England, the winter of 2011 / 2012 has been warm and damp for nearly six months. This has been great for autumn-seeded grass, but also ideal conditions for moss. If your lawn has an area of shade, is overly compacted, suffers with poor drainage or is in an acidic soil area, then it will most likely have… Read More »

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