Just mossing around

Moss in my yard

Oh how time flies when you've been sidelined by a pandemic. 🦠😷 One moment I'm planting strawberries and the next I'm checking statistics for COVID-19 like how I check the weather - every day and without fail.

But enough coronavirus talk. Spring has definitely arrived and slowly but surely, my store of bulbs, seedlings, and plants are either going into the ground or growing bigger. A few of the Mara de Bois strawberries have flowers on them, and the nashi pear tree is absolutely exploding in blossoms. No April showers yet, but early morning dew seems to be adequate in keeping the greenery lush and happy, and it couldn't be more obvious than by looking at the mossy patches around the yard.

My first kokedama project

Having maybe more than I care to keep around, I made a small kokedama to put in the bathroom. Such an easy project, and there are so many helpful tutorials online. I tucked in several pothos cuttings and a single monstera, but the pothos didn't take well to the constantly moist soil (the leaves yellowed). Now it's just the monstera sticking out of the top. Love that it's low-maintenance. I give it a brief soak in a bowl of rainwater when it feels a little light, allow it to drain, and back on the saucer it goes - that's it!