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About Mountain Moss Enterprises and Mossin' Annie
Mountain Moss Enterprises provides
innovative landscaping alternatives using moss. Dedicated to
promoting the awareness and appreciation of moss, Mountain Moss has
three primary goals:
To design and create public and private
gardens utilizing moss as the key feature in sustainable landscapes
To rescue indigenous bryophytes from
high impact areas for innovative moss garden applications
To provide educational outreach
including workshops, classes and community programs
Mountain Moss Enterprises is actively
involved in community activities and is a current member of the
Transylvania/Brevard Chamber of Commerce. Mossin' Annie supports the
arts by providing moss dish gardens for display at events and
donating custom creations to support fundraising efforts of regional
organizations such as the Transylvania Community Arts Council and the
Brevard Music Center.
 Mossin' Annie has been fascinated with
moss since childhood. Over the years, she has created many terraria
and dish gardens for family and friends. In 2000, she started her own
moss garden at her home in Pisgah Forest, NC. Her obsession with
mosses reached new horizons in 2008 when Annie Martin started her
own mossin' business – Mountain Moss Enterprises. Her moss passion
has now become her profession. She is personally committed to
rescuing mosses from destruction, creating moss gardens, and
encouraging others to embrace the joys of mosses!
A native of Asheville, North Carolina,
Annie Martin has enjoyed an interesting career in media production,
photography, graphic design and print publication. Her media career
path has included positions with the Blue Ridge Parkway, WLOS-TV (ABC
affiliate), Emory University and Brevard College. She attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte as an undergraduate and she obtained her masters degree in media production from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. For many years, her avocation has
been the study of bryophytes (mosses). She continues to expand her
knowledge in the field of bryology with her practical moss gardening
experience, field observations and systematic study of mosses. She is
a member of the American Bryological and Lichenological Society and the International Association of Brylogists.
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