Shade Gardening: Show us how your shade garden is doing, 1 by GardnGator

GardnGator wrote:
I hardly know where to begin! I have an acre and 3/4 and most of it is shaded. Only a triangle about 50' by 50' by 100' is sunny and I've allowed my wildflowers to have it, so I'm forced to plant in shade. I've had pretty good luck, but I'm getting tired of ferns. And, lots of the shade is dry, so hydrangeas, dicentra, columbine, etc., struggle to make it. I do have mahonia, caladiums, spider lily near the house (and the waterhose). Here's a photo out my diningroom window.