Ball moss begone!

To de-moss or not to de-moss, that is the question.

It's not really moss, it's Tillandsia recurvata and it clings to the live oaks in our area.  Ball moss doesn't directly harm the trees but it does accumulate and looks ugly.  When it takes over a tree it can block the light causing early demise of lower limbs and can partially block the view.  But mostly it just looks ugly.
 

Tillandsia for Foliage Follow-up

For Foliage Follow-up today I'd love to show you my halls decked out in evergreens for the holidays, but they are all fake. Yes, I use artificial greenery because it's impossible to keep evergreen wreaths and roping green in our warm winter climate.  I've tried making my own wreaths of juniper, rosemary, and boxwood from the garden but a few days in our 80+ December weather renders them droopy and brown.

While searching for ideas using native greenery I found photos of interesting tillandsia arrangements and wreaths.  That is one plant we have plenty of in South Texas.  Tillandsia recurvata grows all over our live oak trees.