2025 Workshop #1 -- Beginning Your Journey: Mossin' Annie's Moss Gardening Basics Lecture

2025 Workshop #1 -- Beginning Your Journey:  Mossin’ Annie's Moss Gardening Basics Lecture, Brevard, NC

Tuesday, April 15, 2025     9 am – 12 noon 

Cost: $85 per person

Pre-registration is required. Register early to confirm your workshop attendance. Space is limited to a maximum of 15 people.

(Register on different pages for other 2025 Spring Workshops)

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For DIY Moss Gardeners and Native Plant Lovers who want to get a jumpstart on their landscapes

Lecture Description:  Sit back and enjoy your moss magic carpet ride during Mossin’ Annie’s introduction to the basics of moss gardening. If you are a moss lover or native plant enthusiast who wants to utilize mosses as intentional horticultural elements in your home landscape, her PowerPoint program includes inspiring photographs and proven techniques that will lead to your own success. Topics of interest will include the significance of mosses in a healthy ecosystem, environmental benefits, choosing appropriate moss species, planting methods, and recommended maintenance tasks. To complement the entertaining and informative presentation, participants will be introduced to live moss specimens during the interactive hands-on portion of the program by taking a closer look and experiencing the pleasure of a moss petting zoo. After the lecture, participants will be invited to stroll over to the Mossery and make special moss purchases.

Workshop Leader BIO: Asheville native and internationally-recognized expert on creating moss landscapes, Annie Martin, known as Mossin’ Annie, infuses her passion for mosses with her knowledge of bryophytes and successful gardening techniques. Owner of Mountain Moss Enterprises, Inc., author of The Magical World of Moss Gardening (2015; Japanese translation, 2017), and licensed NC Landscape Contractor, Martin offers consultation services, lectures/workshops, and turnkey moss landscape installations emphasizing the year-round green appeal of eco-friendly mosses. At her Mossery in Brevard, NC, she cultivates shade, sun and versatile moss species for DIY moss gardeners and professional landscapers. Mossin’ Annie advocates the benefits of native mosses as intentional horticultural choices that play an essential role in healthy ecosystems. Through participatory education and professional guidance, Mossin’ Annie will lead participants through an interactive learning process.

Location: This workshop will take place in the Community Room of the Elkhaven Wellness Center, 100 Elks Club Road, Brevard, NC. Please arrive before 9 am to allow yourself time to park. Please park at the back or along the side edges of the parking lot near Mountain Moss’ Mossery.

Level of Difficulty: Inside event. Venue is a handicapped accessible facility.

What to Bring: Loupe/close-up lens for taking a closer look at moss specimens.

Appropriate Attire: Workshop will take place inside. No special clothing is necessary. 
Medical Concerns: If you have any health restrictions (especially allergies) and you can’t actively participate, please let the workshop leader know in advance. If you do have allergies, please don’t forget to bring your medication including an EPI pen, just in case you need it.

Bathroom facilities will be available onsite.

Extra Detail: Mossin’ Annie’s book, The Magical World of Moss Gardening, will be available for sale ($26.64 including tax). She’ll be happy to autograph your copy with a special inscription. Checks should be made payable to: Mountain Moss. If you prefer to pay with cash, please bring exact change. Credit card payments will be subject to a 5% CC processing fee.

NO REFUNDS: This event is non-refundable. Pre-registration is required. Once registered and confirmed, your place is reserved. Space is limited to a maximum of 15 people for this seminar.