CELEBRATING 28 YEARS! Welcome to My weekly series! THE LANDSCAPE ASK PROFESSIONAL Linda K. Lillie of Sprigs & Twigs Linda K. Lillie has been President of Sprigs & Twigs, Inc. for the last 26 years. She is a graduate of Connecticut College in Botany, an accredited NOFA Organic Land Care Professional, a Connecticut Master Gardener and a national award winning landscape designer for her design and installation projects. Q: Hi Linda, I noticed some weeds that look like little pines (see attached picture) on my lawn. How can I prevent them from invading the grass? Thanks, Jane A: Hi Jane, Actually what you see in your lawn is not weeds, but baby moss plants. Moss is a good plant that grows in shady, moist, low pH areas. It stays green and you don't have to mow it. It is perfectly suited for that environment. Looking closely at your photo, I see several other varieties of moss growing in this area. It's actually a blessing you have the moss because grass will never grow in shady, moist areas. Don't pull up the moss and don't try to kill it with chemicals. Allow it to grow and spread. Eventually you will have a carpet of moss composed of different colors, textures and heights that requires no maintenance. The only thing you will have to do is to pull out any stray weeds and that will help encourage the growth of the moss. I learned a long time ago to work with Mother Nature and not against her because she always wins. Thank you for your question. WE'RE GOING DIGITAL! DON'T MISS OUT! USE THE QR CODE, OR SUBMIT QUESTIONS TO: Email: info@sprigsandtwigs.net, or Mail: Linda Lillie, Sprigs & Twigs Inc, PO Box 245, Gales Ferry, CT 06335 Sprigs & Twigs 860-235-0752 WWW.SPRIGSANDTWIGS.NET CELEBRATING 28 YEARS ! Welcome to My weekly series ! THE LANDSCAPE ASK PROFESSIONAL Linda K. Lillie of Sprigs & Twigs Linda K. Lillie has been President of Sprigs & Twigs , Inc. for the last 26 years . She is a graduate of Connecticut College in Botany , an accredited NOFA Organic Land Care Professional , a Connecticut Master Gardener and a national award winning landscape designer for her design and installation projects . Q : Hi Linda , I noticed some weeds that look like little pines ( see attached picture ) on my lawn . How can I prevent them from invading the grass ? Thanks , Jane A : Hi Jane , Actually what you see in your lawn is not weeds , but baby moss plants . Moss is a good plant that grows in shady , moist , low pH areas . It stays green and you don't have to mow it . It is perfectly suited for that environment . Looking closely at your photo , I see several other varieties of moss growing in this area . It's actually a blessing you have the moss because grass will never grow in shady , moist areas . Don't pull up the moss and don't try to kill it with chemicals . Allow it to grow and spread . Eventually you will have a carpet of moss composed of different colors , textures and heights that requires no maintenance . The only thing you will have to do is to pull out any stray weeds and that will help encourage the growth of the moss . I learned a long time ago to work with Mother Nature and not against her because she always wins . Thank you for your question . WE'RE GOING DIGITAL ! DON'T MISS OUT ! USE THE QR CODE , OR SUBMIT QUESTIONS TO : Email : info@sprigsandtwigs.net , or Mail : Linda Lillie , Sprigs & Twigs Inc , PO Box 245 , Gales Ferry , CT 06335 Sprigs & Twigs 860-235-0752 WWW.SPRIGSANDTWIGS.NET