Shade Gardening: Moss?, 1 by back40bean

back40bean wrote:
I wasn't very clear about that first pic. The brighter colored (chartreuse?) groundcover is called Scotch Moss. It's the same plant, I believe, as Irish Moss, only a brighter color. Sometimes a more green sprig appears and I pull it. The larger area is Blue Mazus, which is much more aggresive but certainly makes a nice mat. It's covered with blue flowers in the Spring. You may be able to notice the blue from the Mazus in the second pic. It's closer to the house.

The plant most noticeable in the pics is Moss Phlox, Phlox subulata. I have been letting it take a larger and larger share of the yard.