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Weerobin wrote:
OK, some pix for you, Lily...
#1 is 'hak' grass (hakonechloa) in a shady setting with some other shade-tolerant plants.
#2 is one of my woodland peonies (p. wittmanniana). Open shade suits it fine. Early spring bloomer. Many other types, hard to say which is my favorite since they're all beautiful & easy.
#3 is adina rubella. Glossy clean pinnate foliage with 'sputnik' flowers. Woodland setting.
#4 is polygonatum odoratum. This is my favorite, a cultivar called Chollipo. The variegated one is also beautiful and more common. I like Chollipo's rich broad quilted leaves. Grows in expanding drifts which are really pretty.

There are so many more choices ... it's fun to just experiment!