Moss is a native plant that is opportunistic and will grow where conditions are not favorable for healthy lawns. These are usually damp, shaded areas where the moss thrives and the turf struggles. To ...

CORVALLIS – After a typically moist winter, moss eagerly invades lawns and makes itself at home. The plush, low-lying plant doesn’t get many neutral reactions. People either love it or hate it.

Moss may not technically be a weed unless you're intentionally growing it, but it might as well be. It's a simple and ancient plant with a shallow root system that will take hold wherever it can. In ...

Moss thrives in damp, shaded areas with poor soil conditions where turfgrass struggles. Improving soil fertility, pH, drainage, and sunlight can help turfgrass out-compete moss. Moss is a native plant ...