Please forgive my non-technical gardening terminology. I have a
flower-bed on the front of my house and spores are growing in the dirt
in certain areas of the bed. I was hoping that someone could tell me
what these spores are and also how to get rid of them. They are quite
unsightly to look at.

To see the spores, go he

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b9...sthe/fungi.jpg

Thanks!