Name: Sandy B. Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b) (Zone 4b-maybe 5a)
Astilbe? Foxglove? Bleeding hearts? Heucherella?
Also, Woofie, close to the house like that you can likely grow things that are a little less hardy than what you would plant out in the open yard somewhere.
“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~ Albert Schweitzer C/F temp conversion
