The same moss we pack with.
Everything here is what our own benches use: sphagnum moss in bags and 46-pound bales, live woodland moss by the roll, and the green spray that brings a tired mossed piece back to color.
One cubic foot of sphagnum fills one medium frame, three to four small ones or eight to ten minis.
How to pack a frame · Wire frames to fill · Care instructions
What does each supply actually do?
Sphagnum moss, bags and bales: the packing medium. One cubic foot fills eight to ten mini frames, three to four small, or one medium; large frames take two or more. The 46-pound bale is the workshop quantity.
Live woodland moss rolls: surface dressing that gives planters, bases and displays an instantly finished floor
Green moss spray: brings weathered moss back to color without repacking. It is the same product our refurbishments use.
How do I use them well?
Dampen sphagnum before packing, and pack it harder than feels polite. The technique, with photos of what “packed hard” means, is in the mossing guide.
Refresh the moss once or twice a year. If you want a living coat, plant into it within six months. Keep the spray for the day the color tires. For frames to fill, see the wire animal frames.
Refresh, replant or repack: which does a tired piece need?
It depends on the state of the moss. Dulled color on a firm body needs the green spray, which takes ten minutes. A firm body with thinning moss needs fresh sphagnum worked in with the old, once or twice a year.
Repack a body that has gone soft or hollow. If the piece has sat dry for years, the piece may be past saving, moss and all. After repacking, plant into it within six months, or plan on using the spray every year.
Questions about topiary supplies
How much moss do I need?
One cubic foot fills eight to ten mini frames, three to four small ones, or one medium frame. Large frames take at least two cubic feet each.
What is the green spray for?
It brings back the color of weathered moss without repacking. It is the same product we use on refurbishments.
