'This is the moss we typically see on boulders in nature. It is easily transplanted to the soil but takes some effort to establish moss on other rocks,' says landscape design expert Scott Seargeant.

When damp rocks are left in an appropriate location, you may not have to take steps to get moss to grow. It may colonize those rocks on its own.

Considering adding fairy tale charm by growing moss in your garden? You may have heard of this beer hack. The reason behind it seems logical, but does it work?

Conservation staff are celebrating the success of a trial at Stanner Rocks, where grazing goats have helped restore habitat for two of Wales’ rarest bryophytes.

After all, moss’s beauty lies partly in its wildness, in its ability to conjure a bygone world — or perhaps a future one — untrodden by human feet. Photo assistants: Sarah Gardner, Serena Nappa.