PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for maintaining mass garden, requiring less labor as compared with a conventional method. SOLUTION: Moss in a moss garden is exfoliated to expose a soil surface and a moss supporting layer is formed on the soil surface, the moss supporting layer of which is formed of a nonbiodegradable material, having an uneven shape on a surface and having light shielding property and water permeability. The moss exfoliated in the moss garden, to which a large quantity of soil is not attached on a lower surface thereof, is placed on the moss supporting layer. COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT