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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If it's mostly shade - I would do a mix of these standbys.
 
For blooms:
    - astilbe - early June
   -  foxglove - May
    - anemones - late summer/early fall
    - bulbs for early spring - they will bloom before the leaves come out - I love tulips but they do not naturalize.  Daffodils, hyacinths, snowdrops are good for coming back.
    - coneflowers will grow anywhere - if you like bees/butterflies/birds - they are great for that.
    -  Add impatiens (annual) for color throughout summer.
   - hellebores for early, early spring.

For greenery - hostas and ferrns are great for shade.

Azaleas and hygrangeas do well in high shade - which is taller trees so they get some light.  Azaleas bloom in late spring, hydrangeas in June/July.

Camellias too - bloom in late fall or winter.

Beauty berry bush is awesome for fall...bright purple berries.

ANd I'll stop now!

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This is a better list than the petunias and impatiens above but still too heavy on things deer will destroy. OP Astilbes are pretty but each individual variety will bloom for about 10 days so, while you could plant a variety of early mid and late bloomers-the actual plant isnt that nice to fill your garden with. Hellebores as mentioned are nice all year found (flowers for 3 months) but theyre more of a ground cover than a flower.

If you don’t want to invest in professional help (in your situation I could create a planting plan that would look lovely 365 days a year-though its not gonna be riotous blloms all the time!) then your best bet is to look at what grows well in your neighborhood, see what comes up
in your yard. Go to garden tours (the Georgetown Garden tour is a great way to see nice residential landscapes.)

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