Moss can grow on clay pots for an antique finish.
Age clay flowers by encouraging moss to grow on them. According to the Weekend Gardener website and the Thrifty Fun website, moss-covered clay pots automatically lend an antique feel to a garden. Collecting moss from elsewhere in the yard or neighborhood and combining it with a simple buttermilk recipe helps create a mossy, aged finish on new or old clay pots. Combine aged clay pots with lushly planted garden beds to create a landscape that looks as if it has been a flourishing part of the home for decades.
Instructions
1. Collect moss from around the yard or neighborhood. Moss spores may also be purchased from the garden supply store. Finely chop collected moss and allow it to dry for two or three days.
2. Mix moss or moss spores, flour, buttermilk, yeast and corn syrup in a large bucket. Stir all the ingredients together and place in the sun. Allow the mixture to cure in the sun for three days.
3. Paint the mixture onto the outside of the clay pots. Wrap the pots with plastic wrap. Place in a sunny area.
4. Remove plastic wrap from the pots after two weeks when the pots begin to grow mold.
5. Plant pots with a new plant after eight weeks. At this time, they should be covered with growing moss.
