Plants for shade

Perennial geraniums thrive in shade and almost anywhere else in my garden. They come in different sizes and many colours. I agree about hellebores which seed themselves at will in my garden, especially alongside the fence.

Thanks so much everyone, I love hellebores and have a couple doing well. I shall hie me to a decent garden centre asap, and have a close look at all your suggested plants.

Snowdrops are woodland plants, ferns offer a choice of varieties that do well in shade. I grow Azaleas in shade, lovely spring colour and again in the autumn when the leaves turn red, plus some herbaceous plants are also quite happy in shade I have Phlox for summer colour in shady beds.

Hellebores are good for shady areas and don’t seem bothered by slugs.

Bluebells! Think beech woods.

Bugle.But it's boring.

Creeping Jenny. But it does spread - a lot.

A list here from the RHS:

www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=100