1 Rubus. Some kind of Blackberry/Rasberry/Dewberry 2 and 3 Something in the Mustard family - the common one this time of year is Barbarea vulgaris, Wintercress. Could easily be that. 4 Veratrum viride, False Hellebore 5 Another mustard. Could be the same as the others. Need more details to ID them. 6 Japanese Knotweed. Run! 7 Pachysandra. A commonly planted groundcover. 8 Evening Primrose, probably a weed. Oenothera sp 9 Not sure of that one. Some kind of Buttercup, maybe. Ranunculus sp. 10 A Viburnum. Linden Viburnum, maybe? Or Doublefile? Not that many have the big and little flowers together.

That's it! Thank you so much! Lisa

Here are a few shrubs for shade: Aesculus species Bottlebrush (A.parviflora) and Red Buckeye (A. pavia) Calycanthus floridus Sweetshrub Clethra acuminata Cinnamon Bark Clethra Clethra alnifolia* Summersweet* Cornus rugosa Roundleaf Dogwood Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood Cornus sericea* Red/Yellowtwig Dogwood* Euonymus americanus* Strawberry Bush, Hearts- A Bustin'* Fothergilla Major Large fothergilla Fothergilla gardenii* Dwarf fothergilla* Hamamelis species Witchhazel Hydrangea quercifolia* Oakleaf Hydrangea* Dirca Palutris* Leatherwood* Leucothoe axillaris* Coast Leucothoe, swamp dog-laurel, dog-hobble* Leucothoe fontanesiana Drooping leucothoe, Fetterbush Doghobble (very tolerant of shade) Lindera benzoin Spicebush Sambucus pubens, S.racemosa Red elderberry, American Scarlet Elder Symphoricarpos albus* Snowberry* Symphoricarpos orbiculatus* Coralberry* Symphoricarpos X 'Magic Berry', 'Amethyst',...* Coralberry hybrids* Viburnum acerifolium* Maple Leaf Viburnum* Viburnum Alnifolium Hobblebush Viburnum Cassinoides Witherod The starred ones are either naturally short, have compact cultivars, or can easily be pruned. There are compact cherry laurels, too.

Wisconsitom: Imagine my hand smacking to my forehead. Of course! We do have deer, but we only see them way at the back of our property, and even that infrequently. They do cross our street sometimes, but about a "block" down or so. There are so many better places so close - hundreds of acres of wooded recreation land. (Which is really cool for us humans, too.) I'm still confused about why it used to be so much more sparse with the woody undergrowth if it's deer, though. I'll read up and see if the deer population has changed in the area. In my recent reading on woodlands, I saw a photo online of a place where folks had fenced off to keep deer out a year or a few before. It was enlightening. As far as wildlife, after I went to bed a few nights ago, my husband heard 2 fishers having a fight or trying to scare each other off right behind our house. If you've ever heard a fisher, you know how disturbing they sound. But I guess I'm happy our woodland and surrounds is supporting all local wildlife. My son & I saw a red spotted newt near the new walkway only a few days after it was installed, and I was so glad things weren't so disrupted it scared everybody away. Queen Gardener - I'd love to start trading. But I feel like I don't have anything useful to trade. I have oodles of seeds (who doesn't?), but a lot of them are getting old. I should have harvested some seeds from the plants I do have so I could get started trading. Next year, I guess. I agree, E-bay does have good prices if you can find the reputable people.