Moss
Akadama · Sheet Moss · Cotton Thread
Plants deserve
to be held.
Moss is a gathering place for the quiet art of kokedama — wrapping roots in earth, cradling them in living spheres of moss. Tutorials, heritage, community.
"The hand is the first garden."
— Japanese proverbRooted in bonsai tradition.
Made for modern hands.
Kokedama — literally "moss ball" — emerged from the Japanese art of nearai, the tradition of displaying plant roots bare, unashamed, held by nothing but their own earth. For centuries it lived in the hands of bonsai masters. We believe it belongs in yours, too.
There is something irreducibly honest about pressing soil around a root system, feeling the weight of a living thing settle into your palms, binding it in moss and thread. It asks you to slow down. It asks you to pay attention. It is, in the truest sense, a practice.
A library, a forum, and a community that moves at the speed of moss.
From your first wobbly sphere to a hanging garden of twelve.
Illustrated guides for every skill level — written by makers who remember what it felt like to hold too much sphagnum and not enough confidence. Beginners start with pothos and ferns. Advanced makers explore orchid mounts and seasonal moss swaps.
Post your first wobbly sphere without judgment.
A private forum where beginners share lopsided results and veterans share hard-won tricks. The only rule: be as patient with others as moss is with stone.
Host or attend a Sunday workshop near you.
A directory for plant-shop owners and studio hosts to list weekend workshops — and for everyone else to find a table, some soil, and good company.
What to make in March. What moss to gather in October.
Kokedama is a living practice that follows the calendar. Monthly guides on which plants thrive in each season, how to rewet dry spheres in winter, and which mosses wake up first in spring.
You've already found your people.
We just haven't opened the door yet.
I killed three succulents before I found kokedama. Something about holding the soil in my hands — shaping it — made me finally understand what a plant actually needs. My first sphere is lopsided and I keep it on the windowsill where I can see it while I make coffee.
After forty years at the wheel, my hands needed something softer. Kokedama gave me back the pleasure of forming something round without the fire. The moss is alive in a way clay never was — it breathes back.
I've been running weekend workshops for two years and the hardest part was finding good beginner curriculum that didn't talk down to people. I need a community that helps me teach, not just a YouTube tutorial.
Save me
a seat.
Moss opens in 2026. Join the waitlist and we'll write to you first — with a welcome tutorial, your own corner of the forum, and the quiet satisfaction of having arrived before the crowd.