Gathering Moss Nature The word máte means ‘gourd’

The word máte means ‘gourd’ in Spanish and is the traditional vessel in which Yerba Máte is served in South America

Medlars grow into attractive small trees which are covered in soft pink-white flowers in the spring

these plants make a striking addition to any garden or landscape

clean your deck and sidewalk

Ripens midsummer on second year cane

Gathering Moss Nature The word máte means ‘gourd’Winner of the 2005 John Burroughs Medal Award for Natural History Writing Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal reflection that invites readers to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses. In this series of linked personal essays, Robin Wall Kimmerer leads general readers and