If a gardener chooses to use peat moss, they should consider the environmental implications to harvesting non-renewable bogs and wetlands. Unmilled peat is also known as floral sphagnum moss. It has a greenish tinge to the light brown color. It is a coarser fibrous material including small twigs and leaves. It is usually sold in small bags and is used for craft projects.
Sphagnum moss is different from sphagnum peat moss.
Sphagnum moss is the gray stringy stuff used in craft or floral projects. It is the moss before it decomposes to become peat moss. Greensand is also known as glauconite. Greensand is the pulverized rock of a sandy clay material called iron potassium silicate. It contains 6-7 percent potash and contains up to 30 trace minerals, magnesium and silica.