Have you ever planted a moss garden? It's something I used to do as a child and then later with my son when he was small....he's taller than me now but we still have a couple of moss gardens outside inhabited by assorted miniature dinosaurs, snakes and lizards (all plastic, but you never know! A few years ago he did catch sight of a rather large lizardy leg disappearing into our coal shed....)

Moss gardens don't need much space and are quite fascinating, there are many species of moss.  Of course, you may not wish to uproot moss which is already growing happily but I've found that birds are always digging it up in search of insects, and it's fairly easy to find uprooted clumps needing a new home! You can use a seed tray, sprinkle a little soil and arrange a few stones in it  and then plant your moss. Mosses don't need deep soil and will grow even on stones and walls. Just remember to sprinkle with water fairly often if the weather is dry as moss likes to be damp.

I love looking at the miniature landscapes among "moss forests" and often use these forms in my artwork. Here's one of my recent fairy images "In the Moss Garden"...I was delighted that when I submitted this image recently to Epilogue.net  it was chosen as an Editor's Pick.