It doesn’t shout for attention, it doesn’t bloom, and it doesn’t grow tall—but moss has been quietly thriving on this […] ...

The majority of New England’s stone walls were built within a 30- year period from 1810-40. ... Snow free stones also reveal a wide variety of lichen and moss that grows on these mineral surfaces.

PANO - From Dong Van to Meo Vac in Ha Giang province, stone fences line every village, encircling cornfields, dividing land, blocking wind, and enclosing animal pens. Highlanders call them “walls that ...

To lichens and moss, the wall’s dry stones are surfaces where plants can’t compete. For plants, such walls are edges that separate patches of ground into zones that are sunny or shady, windward or ...

Stone walls can be found here and there in other states, ... To lichens and moss, the wall’s dry stones are surfaces where plants can’t compete. For plants, ...

Question: I have a foot-high Indiana sandstone retaining wall on part of my lawn. How can I remove the algae on it without harming the grass? How can I treat the stone to prevent future algae ...

Robert M. Thorson created and coordinates the Stone Wall Initiative, an online resource on the historic stone walls of New England. He is an advocate for their conservation and management, and a ...

Find out why moss walls are such a hot ticket in biophilic interior design. ... Tiny landscapes of lichen and moss rest alongside wood and stone, mimicking the natural beauty of the outdoors, ...