What to plant in a dryish shady bed?
I have just cleared this bed and could do with some help with my plans for it.
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Overview.
The wall itself is north east facing but as you can see it is next to a tall building so does not get that much sun or rain on it. It does get sun in the morning though and the car will not be parked any closer than it is in the pic. I plan to train rose Mme Alfred Carriere up the wall (following advice on here and from David Austin) which is white with a pink tinge. I have these hostas which I can use in the bed at the bottom but would like to pair them with something else for a bit of colour (preferably perennial). Nothing too tall as there is a plan for some window boxes - maybe not this year, but definitely next. I am happy to water if needs be.
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The greening on the brickwork indicates that it's probably not as dry as all that - the hostas will be fine there - aquilegias would be happy there, as would bergenias, lamiums and euphorbias.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The wall had a winter flowering jasmine (old and overgrown) up it until earlier this week but I think you are right it is probably not really very dry. I like the idea of aquilegias, thanks for that, not one I had thought of. I also like euphorbias, I wonder if one of the small redder looking ones would be good here. I have big green ones in the back garden. I am not a fan of bergenias but will see if I can find some 'real life' lamiums to look at and see what I think of those. It is so hard to tell from a picture on the computer.
Lamium Silver Beacon is a good one http://www.perennials.com/plants/lamium-maculatum-beacon-silver.html
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.