catpaworchid said:
Perhaps English ivy, Lilly of the Valley, Epimedium's, Hosta's, etc. would do well.
stone said: Glad to see the picture...
Still need some idea of which direction this faces...
For instance I have different plants on the north side of my house than I have on the south side of the house...
And... If you stood further back to get a wider shot so we could see any trees that might affect the amount of light this spot gets...
As far as the one under the shrub? I'd be tempted to cut that poor shrub to the ground, and see if it didn't come back with more than just that single trunk... I can't really tell what that is... some shrubs die when all the green is cut off... so.... if you could tell us what you've been keeping sheared into a lollypop?
Although... it does look like it's trying to send out growth from below... probably be fine to cut back even with the ground...