Moss grows well in shady positions and can actually make a great lawn substitute in many areas. Moss also looks great growing between paving stones and along garden paths.
Rock cap mosses such as Dicranum Montanum grow directly on rocks, usually low growing and they can look great growing on statues as well.
In Japan the Saihoji Temple, or Koke-dere Moss Garden Temple features a garden where the ground is almost totally covered by moss.
Moss plants also look great near water features in shaded positions.
Many gardners treat moss in lawns as a problem, the solution is to get more light onto the lawn area, or actually encourage the moss to grow and make a feature of it instead.
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