Pacific Northwest Gardening: Spring Flowers, 1 by Poochella

Poochella wrote:
Tiffany Dutch sounds so cute! If you tap on a plate around here, within seconds you'll have your thigh or foot warmed by freshly falling dog slobber courtesy of our retriever mix!

Here are my favorite spring blooms: trillium. I put a patch across the driveway nested at the foot of a giant leaf maple amid wild bleeding hearts. I transplanted these from a clearcut woods, with the neighbors permission, of course. They're doing great. Can anyone guess what the upright sticks are?