"We always take inventory of our woods early in the year. The earliest are also the tiniest as you can see here.  The large lichen were found in the shade and full sun.  BTW I'm not an authority on Lichens but some are quite…"

"It is on my property, I screamed when I  saw it the 1st time, my niece came running , she said she thought I found a body! LOL I reported it to a group that records them because they are so rare in the woods. The photo is from 2 years ago…"

"Lori, Where did you find the orchid in your avatar?  I love them and I understand they do grow wild in zone 5 (but are rare).  We do have one that has one leaf and the flowers bloom on a single stem.  I have never caught it in bloom…"

"I was having the same problem!"

"I'm having problems getting text and pictures together, sorry. Zone 5b. 1. Hillside covered with Mertensia ( Vir. bluebells) 2. Marsh Marigold "

"Oh Brookie, I love your photos. I love jack in the pulpit, bloodroot and that bank is just waiting for a few cliff hanging alpines. What part of the country and zone are you?"

"Hi everyone,  It has been a long time since I have visited the garden forum...life got in the way...but, this (wetland) forum caught my attention.  We have high gardens and low gardens so we need ideas for the low areas.  A large…"

"Below is my Marsh Marigold."

"I have my comments over my pictures instead of with them, I'll get the hang of it eventually!"

"I feel blessed to have a natural bog area on my property. I try to plant native plants(willows, red dogwood)as a barrier behind the boggy portion of garden to keep my non- native plants from invading the larger swamp behind it. It also blocks the…"

"some others that like wet soil are willows, aruncus, Eupatorium,Acornus(Sweet Flag),Calamagrostis( Reed Grass), Chelone( Turtlehead), Darmera( Umbrella Plant), Ligularia, Lysichiton( Skunk Cabbage), Myosotis( Forget-Me-Not), Rodgersia, and…"

"Primula Florindae, very tall like cowslips on steroids."