PLANTING IRISH MOSS BETWEEN FLAGSTONE PAVERS | HOBBIT VIBES

Hey guys! Today I am hanging out while planting irish moss in between our flagstone pavers! We love the look of green everywhere and SO much of it died back during the snow (we used a fertilizer de-icer that killed it) and so here I am re-planting it today! Enjoy

[@Stacylynnblue1424]

I just love this content. Started following your other page for the makeup long ago, but love this one even more. I am the least crafty person on the planet, and have a brown thumb (I tried!), but love watching this. Love your little family, and your projects.

[@tlhhappyvoice1]

Ditto

[@jamielaufenberg4043]

Same!

[@beauty46001]

I relate to the brown thumb. I live vicariously through others as a “plant mom”.

[@susannewicht7570]

Both channels are great. This new one is such a good addition to the makeup related one.

[@TamairaElise]

I just wanted to pop in and tell you how happy it's made me seeing videos like this. When you went through your mental break, I was crushed. I have felt that way before and it broke me for so long. It truly lights up my heart to see you happy and being silly with Zack and enjoying life in the present. Thanks for sharing your journey! When you are in the depths like that it seems unfathomable that things will ever get better, but you are proof that if you reach out and find help, you can love life again!❤

[@ymahopkins]

The dollar tree sells little foam knee pads for kneeling, they’re in the garden section usually. ❤️

[@OakwildeDesigns]

Look into the buttermilk/moss blender trick. I collected moss from different parts of our property, blended it in a blender with the buttermilk and used it as a pour in addition to moss transplanting. It has been exactly two years and all of our stone work has moss borders now. 🥰

[@katypomeroy5449]

I’ve never heard of something like this!!! How much buttermilk do you use? Is it like a 1:1 ratio??

[@TheCinderella2711]

Irish moss isn't a tall moss. It's pearlwort

[@OakwildeDesigns]

@@katypomeroy5449 that’s probably a good ratio, I filled the blender half full with one inch size hunks of moss, then covered that in the buttermilk. I had a lot of stone work plus natural stones we just relocated, so in total I used three gallons. It’s a perfect solution for small cracks or crevices.

[@ulla.umlaut]

Irish moss isn't a true moss that spreads via spores, it's a proper plant with roots, so blender methods aren't likely to work very well.

[@OakwildeDesigns]

@@ulla.umlaut I’m in the Appalachian mountains, hundreds of moss variants. I just pulled from different areas naturally grown, not sure which species. I do have some that flower like that.

[@bellespagett4948]

I loved your makeup videos, but being a mom of a very needy little boy now, this content is way more up my alley. It’s so cool how your channels have grown with me. It’s like you’re my real dad 😉

[@jenniferlyons4150]

Your home and property is turning out so beautifully! Congrats to you all and I like your content.

[@karencurtis6141]

Those darling little white flowers 🤗, in years to come as you walk on that path hopefully memories of you on your hands and knees will flood back and the satisfaction that you created that beautiful area. Stay safe stay well xxx

[@SueK2001]

My 61 year old knees are screaming in pain just thinking about how long you’ve been able to work while kneeling and for an extended length of time. Oh to be young again lol. “I could plant plants all day, every day”. And I could watch you do it all day every day! 😍

[@amberc.2137]

SERIOUSLY!! Krusti, MUST YOU MAKE US ALL WANT TO COME SLEEPOVER @ Zac-n-Kristi's Bed & Breakfast in the woods? Your home, the scenery, your videos you share with us, all of it just puts me at peace! Thank you my friend.... you are BEAUTIFUL inside & out (don't you ever forget how pure your soul is) 💝

[@tiachantelou119]

Love this darling mama. Kristi is a breathe of fresh endearing air. She is an all embracing kindly hug. Blessings to her and her family.

[@TheTessaRhea]

Watching your property evolve literally brings me to tears. I live in an area of Texas where "green" isn't a color...I miss it so much. I miss the feel...the smell...all of it. Your property is my little online haven.

[@coffeehi]

I totally appreciate the tidbit about his naps/sleeping!! I am a first time mom with a little 3 month old and I love hearing about the journey that is motherhood!! This type of content is exactly what I love to see; the planting plus bonus mom content ❤

[@aprillovesjulio]

I'm loving the moss. I love stone and moss together. It's such a cozy home feeling to me.

[@kavitasarmah]

the world is so full of the depp and heard case right now. and for a while i got really into it, and started feeling so, so disheartened that there was a relatively small but considerable group of people who didn't believe or see what i believed and saw. recently i decided to mindfully disengage from all of it. waking up this morning and watching you lovingly plant moss outside your house while your child peacefully napped ... was just what i needed to reconnect with the world's and my own humanness. thank you. these little videos make a sweet, warm, nourishing corner on the internet. sending you love xx

[@imscanon]

I love moss and flagstone so freaking much. It's perfection really.

[@ElsaRhae]

What a dream 🌱

[@Bword2384]

I feel like we are literally naturally "growing" together in the priorities of life. 🌻 Everything in my 1st year garden is growing great and I've never been so giddy when seeing a handful of green beans in my whole life.

[@charlenegunn9179]

I literally cried laughing at the end when you spoke about digging it back up for the septic tank. 😆 🤣

[@Lizziel23]

I love that you have all this land and all these garden projects and still no trowel 😂 very resourceful use of the wrench though

[@embellishmarin4647]

What a pretty little patio. I’d love to sit there with a mug of tea and a good book.

[@amberh4109]

Kristi digging with a wrench sums up my gardening style perfectly. 🤣

[@virginiawilson3884]

Those were so root bound that I thought it was a transparent container inside the nursery pot lol

[@tori3575]

I genuinely can't express how much I LOVE this channel. I'm so happy every time there's a new video. You guys are so gosh dang great.

[@Jennifer-wi4sr]

Digging with a wrench..totally my vibe 🍃 my children and I are having success this year keeping our potted plants alive 🪴 they get excited every day to see their growth

[@tehya3367]

You are living my dream, I hope in 10 or 15 years, this will be my reality too. I’m so happy for you Kristi, you are so darling.

[@Fuhnora]

Seeing your toddler toddlin' made me audibly AWW.

[@maiastenger8971]

Fellow Canadian here, so very used to dealing with a lot of ice and snow 🥲 I highly recommend simply using fine gravel or sand for icy walkways. Better for the environment, plant safe. Can just be swept away when the snow and ice melts in the spring/summertime. My parents have a walkways similar to yours Kristi with a lot of moss growing in between the rocks and that is what they do.

[@mooonlightrose]

Ugh I'm so happy you guys are posting again. I love the whole chill garden vibe, these are the perfect videos to just relax to, while also being great inspo and motivation!

[@lindsayvicars]

Please film when you plant the next batch of Irish moss! I throughly enjoyed every moment of this video! ..Just like you, I could also plant plants all day long.. and apparently watch someone do it all day long too ☺️

[@tyrieleyson]

Thanks for the path idea with irish moss. Can’t wait to see the green house video!

[@UpNorth3390]

Very pretty and it's going to hopefully spread and look beautiful. I just love the look of moss between pavers. It's charming.

[@deliriumtrigger23]

Zack and Kristi- I just have to tell you guys that I am absolutely loving these videos! They are so fun to watch and they are giving me the motivation I need to work on my yard. Between you two and Garden Answer I am living my best garden dreams vicariously through y’all! ❤️🌿🌻

[@gudetamas_gf]

It is so inspiring to watch your new house become such a wonderful and love-filled homestead over the last couple years! Thank you for continuing to share your life with us 💚 you are such a gem!

[@MallouMakeup]

You can also take a spade and cut the plant in smaller portions to get smaller pieces. I did a creeping thyme lawn that way and cutting it in smaller pieces eventually makes it grow more vigorously then planting the big pot in one place. At first it looks ridiculous, but after a year it filled in really well. My thyme is in full sun. You’re making me want to try iris moss in an other part of my yard, it’s so cute.

[@JB-fl4wk]

My Nana had a nursery in North Texas where she grew Irish Moss every winter into early spring. Along with every Herb & Perennial known to man. Especially anything obscure and rare. People would come from all over America. It was amazing.. she was an herbal cult culture phenomenon for over 45 years.. As we are in Texas the heat quickly becomes too much. But the look & feel of the moss... oh, *gawd* it is nostalgic for me. She has been dead since 12.3.20... but everything she taught me about the Nursery Life resides within me. Seeing you & your family attempt a simple garden brings back memories of her. She knew my heart & drive. She *always* said to me "My Darling Jacs, all I want for you is a small family & a small farm. You will be *so happy* !" Watching y'all reminds me of her. Thank you, Kristi 🖤 Much love from North Texas 🖤

[@HighLadyoftheSpiteCourt]

The moss path looks SO cute! I'm obsessed! (My kids do the same things with naps... which started when my son was 2 years old and my daughter was about 4 months. So that was when we stopped napping... at 2 years old and 4 months. So even now that they are 3 years old and 5 years old, if they fall asleep in the car after 11 am... no one sleeps that night.)

[@PRETTINGTON]

100% agree on spending all day planting - it's so satisfying!

[@KitKatSam27]

Gosh this content will never not be soothing.. I just love to have this playing while I read or do house stuff. It looks great, Kristi!!

[@diamondhair11]

With the septic, my husband and I had septic people come out, they found the septic, found the cleanout opening, we had a door put on it, then all we had to do is open the septic door, (you can set a planter on the lid, when not having it cleaned.) No more digging up a whole area, just open a door. Also it is perfectly safe, the door is metal and very very heavy. (almost like a sewer manhole cover.)... I'd look into that before digging up my patio.... or you can have a sewer clean out put on on your lateral sewage line.

[@zacks.4655]

We did this so now the lids are raised up higher but we still put the stones over it because of the location

[@jessicaschreck1986]

I just planted a bunch if Irish and Scottish moss!!! Love it!

[@kristina3threat]

I LOOOVE Irish moss. My friends put this in their back yard instead of grass so they wouldn’t have to mow. It was so squishy and pretty and their chickens loved it too.

[@shannonbritton5313]

cant wait to see garden progress. the moss will be so beautiful when it begins to creep 💚💚💚✌️

[@IffySquishy]

"Do I have a trowel? No Do I have a wrench?..." Still no 😂 😂

[@harleyjennmc]

I love when you upload often. I look forward to your videos so much!

[@RawBeautyKristi]

Thank you so so much!!!

[@sav-]

you have no idea how much I love this freaking content from you guys

[@rvac73]

Definitely one of my favourite channels!!!! I loooove your content

[@ashleynicole_4121]

I love watching your hobbit dreams come true! When you pulled out that wrench I died! 😂🤣 I used my felcos today to dig a row for morning glories lol.

[@amandaharrell411]

I've watched this three times. It just totally calms my brain to see and hear you talk about plants while planting. Seeing you in your yard and your home working toward getting it the way you want it to look etc. And just knowing how much you enjoy it makes it even better! Thank you for this!

[@peachesgrant2121]

One thing to try. Make a slurry of the whole plant mash up the roots and plant and pour it into the lil cracks. It just grows like magic. Moss type growth is so slow. Like you said keep it watered and every part of it will grow. Love your passion for all your endeavours

[@ulla.umlaut]

This can work really well with true mosses that don't have roots and spread via spores, but Irish "moss" is a very tiny plant that needs intact roots to grow.

[@rebbbgiunta4450]

Love that you are using the wrench😂😂 something i would do! I have spongebob in my head telling “technique!! Technique!!” 😂 can’t wait to see it all filled in! Its so pretty. Also my son was the same way. If he took a long nap, or a late nap. I pretty much knew we weren’t going to sleep that night lol!

[@rebbbgiunta4450]

Meant to say *yelling* not telling

[@courtneyb7053]

I just love watching your videos. They seriously soothe my soul sometimes.

[@kayleenrosenberry]

That turkey vulture footage was stunning! And thank you for talking about the Irish moss- I live in Willamette Valley OR and our weather is similar to yours. All of your gardening, research and practice helps me. I love this channel.

[@8800challie]

It makes me so happy to see these videos of you guys. I have been following since you sat in the old house, talking about being okay with not having children, and filming while all the trucks drove past your house😂😭❤️ with the mental health struggles and loss, it's just so nice to see you creating this space in the best hobbit/Shire paradise and I wish you all the happiness in the world❤️

[@ericaperalta8983]

I really appreciate this kind of content as someone who has grown up In a urban city …we never get to see this happening! And I can’t believe how big alder is!

[@sherribuss6374]

Beautiful!! Loving this channel. I find it so relaxing! A little break from the crazy world!

[@solvisionx9965]

13:35 the timelaps with the little boy running around in between totally gave me Sims vibes. I think the diamond above the head would have been full green. :)

[@tonyalavigne2455]

Absolutely Love!

[@donnayim6369]

I much prefer this content over makeup videos.Your home is truly lovely. I tried to grow Irish moss between my pavers but it’s difficult in Southern California.

[@AquilaCat]

I adore your house and yard. And the combination of the path with moss is GORGEOUS. Life goals right here. And awww lookit your boy toddling around! I can't believe he's getting so big already and already just walking around. Like, I swear it feels like just a month ago I was watching your videos about his birth. Omg time just flies by so quick! I love these videos. They're just so nice and chill. Thank you for sharing these tidbits of your life with us!

[@Kb-gh2rk]

Oh that’s such a great idea to put it down between flag stone! I love Irish moss. Nice and sturdy and so so pretty! I always use it for little filler pieces I need on the ground.

[@tiffanyshockley8469]

This is my favorite channel and I’m so happy you guys are uploading to it again 😊

[@mauigrl91]

I love both of youre channels but I really love this channel! It so calming!

[@ollvebranch]

I love how you adapt tools! 😂 I use a flat long paintbrush to clean out dirt, leaves and cobwebs between my decking joints. Power to your elbow!😊

[@janinebean4276]

So magical and hobbity! And bubba is SO BIG! 😍

[@hannw7]

I love love love your yard and porch. Heaven!

[@Patti-1962]

While watching this video, I found myself thinking back to when you and Zack first started gardening in pots, learning as much as possible. Then you started talking about buying land.... and the rest is history. You guys did it!! We bought our land 28 years ago, and have been gardening ever since. We now look forward to retirement in a few years where we will spend even more time in our garden. Our grandchildren spend around a month with us every summer..... and they talk about visiting us like it's some magical place. Maybe it is....😉💖

[@frankiew.4101]

Thank you for posting. I find these type of videos very calming.

[@sylliegirl12]

Love seeing ya’ll so often again❤️

[@purplepixie1974]

That's beautiful! I can't wait to see it all spread. I understand the lack of z trowel, I've just planted violas with a tablespoon 🤣

[@lisamurawske4168]

I love it..reminds me of a path to a cottage!🍃🌼🍃

[@hbee6353]

This was so satisfying to watch. Love seeing the progress at your house! Gives me inspo for my own house and garden.

[@Sil_ML]

Omg how awesome seeing that vulture. Love how it looks!

[@militarymomma2007]

I love all of these videos. So relaxing and really makes me want to go out and do more in our garden.

[@susannewicht7570]

Irish moss is so beautiful and has so many purposes. Even as pills against a sore throat. Very good choice to integrate it into your garden. A garden is a wonderful place. Maybe the best place to recover from personal stress and to regain strength for other things in life. You are very lucky to own one and to be healthy to care for it and make it beautiful. I had such a sweet little pond with my favorite plants around it. And now I can hardly walk any more due to a very painful neuropathy in my legs. It is becoming a wilderness. I love animals and plants, so I would be very glad to see more content like this.

[@taylorm3151]

i love listening to you talk. it’s so calming. ♥️

[@CharlisDailyDiary]

Thank you so much for sharing this, I showed my husband and we’re talking about doing the same. We live in Oregon so your information was very helpful!

[@heathercollins272]

Def becoming my fav videos to watch ❤️ so relaxing and find so much peace with my plants and flowers as well.

[@jessicagrover402]

I love this content so much. I’ve never loved a family more. Y’all are the literal best humans 💚🌱🌳🌿🌾🎋💚

[@melisa8256]

It looks gorgeous! Nice work and thanks for sharing.

[@rachelann7208]

Kristi I’m so inspired by what you’ve done/become! I love it and I love you and you’re hilarious always. Thank you for always making my day better with your videos! 💚

[@jessicamurphy5810]

My mom ripped up our entire front yard and planted this (we also live in western Wa) and it is the softest thing ever to walk on. Single mom who refused to mow and this worked wonders.

[@katiehyde9054]

This was so therapeutic to watch ❤️ I just noticed your lights etc around that area I bet it looks amazing at night with the lights around 😍😍😍

[@StraightFromO]

Looks great! Love it!

[@samezuoo]

I absolutely love the content on this channel. So peacefull, so positive, so nice ❤

[@tinytaz6668]

Beautiful!! Can't wait to see the greenhouse, I just bought one, got some tomato plants, chilli plants, trying to grow ginger, so excited. I'm sure I'll make mistakes but live and learn. My partner call it my Wendy house 🙄😆

[@chmacdnld]

Kristi, this video is SO soothing and speaks to my soul. I love your makeup content, but this is a whole other level. I manage a garden center this time of the year and I absolutely adore it. I literally could watch a 20 hour loop of this! 😍 (I also need your hat, it’s so adorable!)

[@Kaylalala.]

I am glad you guys are back!! You have such a beautiful family 💚 Your home feels so magical and relaxing. You were missed and I am here for all of it! 🤟

[@ikrobiee]

Aww I love watching projects! I hope the moss does well. I didn’t know people actually wanted the green between the paving stones. Lol

[@shaylala7]

You’re doing such a good job! Gardening is such a learning curve and isn’t an entire science! Because it’s so determined in your space and temperature! The best thing is just planting and winging it! And I love ya’ll for it! Xoxox

[@jeanrichards8042]

So cute! I love that you garden with whatever you have on hand (wrench!) It shows that it's possible to do even if you don't have all the fancy gadgets. Thank you for making this content, I really enjoyed it 😊

[@moda78z]

There are so many different and beautiful type of mosses ❤️. It looks so so lovely already ❤️

[@t_nels]

This is just adorable! 🤎

[@kalishajnz]

Loved this video, everything came out really pretty. 💜

[@julianadiez4160]

This channel just makes me so happy!!

[@meadowbird]

This is so adorable. I don’t think I could do this because I live in the tropics but if I could I would! Definitely hobbit vibes!

[@thelucky1111]

pls post more on this channel i loooove this channel!!! i’ve been following you for yeaaaars - started when you were still doing sfx but i absolutely adore this type of content and ur little family

[@lindamazzei5761]

I love it Kristi...looks magical 💕

[@velozityy]

Absolutely in love with this content

[@Fuhnora]

So excited you posted this! This is our next project for our flag stone patio too!

[@sophiem3744]

Beautiful, love it!