The third week of September was National Houseplant Week, a nod to the fact that we’re turning our attention to indoor plants. It’s a great time to explore a practice called kokedama and have a little ...

Kokedama is the Japanese method of growing plants in a ball of moss-covered soil. It may not sound like much, but the living planters are a beautiful and unique way to display common houseplants — and ...

What’s old is new again. That’s the case with kokedama, a centuries-old Japanese garden form that translates to moss ball. Local audiences are discovering this art form using plants and flowers. “It’s ...

The third week of September is National Houseplant Week, a nod to the fact that we’re turning our attention to indoor plants. It’s a great time to explore a practice called kokedama and have a little ...

This Dec. 1, 2019, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows the supplies needed to make a kokedama, sheet moss, peat moss and potting mix (left to right) laid out on a plate on Long Island, N.Y.

The Japanese method of growing plants in a living planter made of a moss-covered ball of soil, known as kokedama, is a simple, DIY project that elevates common houseplants into works of art. They make ...