A green, moss-covered roof may make you think you’ve wandered into a fairy tale, complete with a quaint little woodcutter’s cottage. But, in the real world, moss is much less a fantasy than it is a ...

A. Gina, moss needs a shady area to grow, so I’m guessing that maybe the trees around your porch have grown and are throwing more shade. Whatever the cause, the moss can create problems and should be ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Elton John once sat on a roof and “kicked off the moss,” but experts say there are better ways to remove that bumper crop of moss that grew during last winter and spring’s seemingly ...