Hi Helen, from my original recommendations, I would leave out Astilbe and try Luzula Nivea, the snowy woodrush. This plant will cope and add lovely naturalistic vertical height. All the others can cope in those situations. I agree with Lyn's recommendation with Bergenia. They are really adaptable plants and cope in a wide range of conditions and light levels. Japanese Anemones are also good plants to extend the flowering interest.
Juniper, many euphorbias and some geraniums will all prefer dry conditions. And although Dove's suggested foxgloves don't have that reputation particularly, I find the purpurea ones (i.e. common biennial ones including the white variant) grow pretty much anywhere that's not very sunny. The bulbs will also like dry conditions
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
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Hi Helen, from my original recommendations, I would leave out Astilbe and try Luzula Nivea, the snowy woodrush. This plant will cope and add lovely naturalistic vertical height. All the others can cope in those situations. I agree with Lyn's recommendation with Bergenia. They are really adaptable plants and cope in a wide range of conditions and light levels. Japanese Anemones are also good plants to extend the flowering interest.
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Hart's tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium and any fern with Dryopteris in the name are usually happy in dry-ish beds.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Juniper, many euphorbias and some geraniums will all prefer dry conditions. And although Dove's suggested foxgloves don't have that reputation particularly, I find the purpurea ones (i.e. common biennial ones including the white variant) grow pretty much anywhere that's not very sunny. The bulbs will also like dry conditions
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”