Why not have a moss garden! At least for a portion of it.

Remove all else and just go for different mosses.

I've only seen one once but it looked spectacular.

How much rain do you get? What's the soil like?

Seriously though Ferns would probably be great in that environment. All the standards listed here in other chains, polygonatums, smilacinas, disporopsis, podophyllums, trilliums, they're all low maintenance if they're happy in their environment.

Cheers Greenmanplants

ferns are good - also hypatica, jack in the pulpits, shooting stars, wild ginger.

If the soil does not seem moist it might not be. Constant moisture is not a requirement of all mosses.

What else grows naturally in your area? We've had good luch moving things from the woods into our gardens. Do you have wintergreen growing in your area? It's low maintenance; ferns that are native to your part of the country should also do well. Also, violets, ajuga, Solomon's Seal, May Apple; you could add snow-drops for spring. Hope this helps

another thought - large rocks look great in a mossy area along with ferns and other native woodland plants. especially if you can get the moss to grow up on to the rocks. there are some homemade mixtures you can create to spray on the rocks to promote the moss growth. do a search on the web - or probably even this site and you'll find it.

Myrtle,myrtle, myrtle...

I think buttermilk is good for moss. Spring beauties, trout lilies, bloodroot, wild onions, rue anemonie, cutleaf toothwort, wild garlic, healall, wild basil all good shade plants.

I have a mossy area under a small grove of ironwood trees right on a creek bank. Also growing there (and they came up on their own so I know they like it!) are red trilliums, sedum ternatum and trout lilies. The sedum looks lovely in spring with its white star-like blooms shining out from the dark green moss. I also have the sedum in a spot that gets some sun. The plants in the shade are quite a bit larger and last longer.

I mean the flowers last longer, not the plants!!

I too love mossy gardens...... Martha had a whole special on it..... stewwart..... that is....... the moss grows all over...... I cultivate moss whenever I can..... you swap mossess with different people and develop a moss garden..... mosses look especially nice with ferns...... and some spring white flowers.... maybe like tiarella ?????? white looks nice with moss..... also trillium........