Beginner Gardening: Need help Gardening In Deep Shade, 1 by KaylyRed

KaylyRed wrote:
Golden creeping Jenny (moneywort) is a good choice. Mine spilled out of a planter last year and rooted itself right in my garden. It's thriving this year. I do hear that it changes colors depending on the amount of sun it gets, but it's still a pretty, bright yellow-green. Very low-growing and creeping. In some areas I understand it can be invasive, but it hasn't been for me. The root system is shallow and any runaways are easy to pull. I like this plant!

I'll also second (third, fourth?) ajuga. I have 'Bronze Beauty' in my garden and I really enjoy it. About the only issue I have with it is that it looks ugly in the spring as its recovering from winter. Big fat stolons lie on top of the soil and the leaves don't start returning until mid- to late-spring. Mine are just now starting to perk up after a long hard winter, although I suspect they're a bit late in returning. Here's a picture of the ajuga just behind some sweet woodruff. Incidentally, the sweet woodruff makes a nice ground cover for shade, too!