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Advice on what to plant under a shady tree

i'm looking for some advice for something to plant under a tree, in a sun deprived area of the garden. ATM its just bare soil.
ideally something that will grow to fill the space for many years, some kind of bush or shrub would be great.
any advice appreciated

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What's your rough location - what grows readily in the south east of England won't necessarily grow well in the north west of Scotland.
Also - how much room is there? It's hard to see from the pic.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
yes, good questions, i should have thought of that. I'm in smelly old London.
I'd say its quite dry, with a reasonably loamy soil. size is about 2ft x 4 ft.
This time of year will be good for planting as you'll benefit from the autumn/winter rain when the tree is bare.
Even something for the coloured foliage would be fine, like Euonymus fortuneii. Again, easy once established, and also evergreen. They do flower, but the flowers are tiny. Lots of varieties with foliage in the green/gold/cream variegated mixes.
I expect others will be able to offer ideas for drier shade too. Most of my shade is consistently damp, so I'm not too sure of things that are fine with much drier soil. There's a variegated Osmanthus which might suit though. Often gets mistaken for holly.
I grow a white Weigela in shade, but I'm not sure how they are in drier soil, but worth taking a look
Lots of Euphorbias will be fine too- not all are evergreen, and one or two can be a bit thuggish, but plenty of colour in various ways
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
going to do some image searches using those suggestions and see what might work best.