Shady Woodland Container Garden - Ideas Please

bookmonster

I have a little Christmas money to put towards a container garden down the side of our semi - between the house and the fence. As it's so shady I was thinking a woodland theme - hellebores and ferns. Any other plant recommendations, particularly for things that flower? Ideally those good for pollinators. Thanks!

Dovefromabove

Alchemilla mollis, native foxgloves, aquilegia, convallaria majalis are thé first ones that some to mind. 

Dovefromabove

Dogs tooth violet = erythronium 

Dovefromabove

Ooh and cyclamen hederafolium ...

Dovefromabove

Native primroses too if it’s not too shady

madpenguin

Can you give us a photo of the area in question?

Buttercupdays

Heucheras for leaves and flowers, insects like them, but keep a look out for vine weevils!

Busy-Lizzie

Some of the hardy geraniums grow well in shade, have flowers and so do hostas.

yorkshirerose

Fragrant Sarcococca, Ericaceous-loving plants, e.g. Camellia, Dwarf Rhododendron, Leucothoe, Pieris.

Bee witched

Hi @bookmonster,

Have a look at epimediums .... lots od different ones and all lovely.
 
Bee x

Rubytoo

Chiastophyllum oppositifolium is a nice little alpine type succulent with rosettes of leaves that spread and make a nice evergreen ground cover with stems of dangling yellow flowers that bees like. And the flowers are scented.
It grows in shade but depends how shady your area is. I find it does better if not overhung with other plants, the stems lean a bit but still flowers.