I live in western Massachusetts and would like to purchase some seeds for a native groundcover for an area that is shady and damp. What do you suggest?

Planting ground cover from seeds is hard, because ground cover seeds are hard to find. Native ground covers are also limited. Some options would be Alegany spurge Pachysandra, Cornus canadensis (Bunchberry) Chrysogonum Virginianum (Golden Star), Asarum canadense (Canadian Wild Ginger). Porophyllum peltatum (Mayapple), Waldsteinia ternate (Siberian Barren Strawberry) We carry the last 5 or so in stock. Come in and take a look.

I love lamium (like orchid frost), leaves are variegated and very attractive when not in blossom. Pretty green with a silvery color on centers of leaves. I have it in shade. What I love is that it is easy to pull some out or keep as much as you want. It is full, you don't see the ground in between its leaves