Moss Green’s of Edinburgh

Moss Green is a delightful shop at the tip of Bruntsfield, beside Artisan Roast. I remember this part about it distinctly, as during good weather they put a chair outside (I think it’s for sale, maybe?) and it sits directly beside the Artisan Roast outside benches and tables, and every so often someone will sit in the Moss Green chair thinking its the Artisan Roast chair. Anyway.
It’s a wee store, but with a big heart. The owners are really friendly, and they have a really lovely collie dog. The store sells a selection of crystals, but the main star attraction is the little moss balls (or big moss balls). What? Moss balls? Yep.
They are a Chinese ‘plant /​pet’ — kind if like a real life tamagochi maybe (although that’s Japanese). They are basically wee balls of moss that you keep in water and they grow and get bigger. Apparently they’re quite rare and hard to get to the large enough state to sell. And the bigger ones they sell here and quite pricey. They’re fun wee things, and during the summer they have a tank outside full of them — little green moss balls. I am guessing that’s where they got their name from.
The shop is nestled between Artisan Roast (good coffee) and a vintage store. It’s a lovely part of a small shop amble around Bruntsfield, and offering up slightly different things to the other gift stores in the area. I’ve not yet bought a moss ball, but if anyone does, please let me know!