What is kokedama? With its name literally translating to “moss ball,” the centuries-old art of kokedama has its origins in Japanese horticulture and the practice of bonsai.

Your kokedama ball should start to take a spherical shape as you add more moss—pat and mold it as you go. Add enough sphagnum moss to enclose the bag of soil completely.

This moss ball serves as the plant's “container,” allowing it to be displayed in a myriad of ways, without being beholden to size restrictions—or gravity. Like bonsai, encasing of the plant's roots ...