Shade Gardening: Ideas needed for Deer Resistant Woodland Garden, zone 5/6, 1 by toofewanimals

toofewanimals wrote:
This is school property behind us. It semi floods in the spring, dry in the summer. The Ash trees have all died here (emerald ash bore), and so it is mainly Maple Trees. This area gets over taken with some kind of vine (not poison oak or anything like that).
Over the last 2 years I've tried cleaning out a small area. (Picture was taken before I cleared). I plan on making this area larger. I have hellabores and Jack in the pulpit coming from a co=op. But I would like a few more ideas, some blooms would be nice , but interesting foliage is nice too. Also something in the 3 to 6 ft range.
For the first time in 18 years, the deer have invaded my main garden. This area will have to have deer resistant plants if they are to survive.
Michigan is a hot summer, high humidity state.

I have a variety of named daylilies to trade for any interesting shade plants.

Hoping for some good ideas. Thanks in advance.