help with small garden

hello all looking for some advice please as to aviod last years mediocre effort basicall 2/3 of small square garden is in shade and is quite damp year round -not totall shade about 2 hrs of sun late in the day can any one suggest any seeds we can sow which are suitable prefferably pretty spreading and come back again next year any help would be great thanks in advance

 

What about woodland and woodland edge plants?

Ferns, primrose, wild garlic, bluebells, some wild roses. There'll be loads more, but I'm not the most knowledgeable here

 

Clueless thats a good start

Go for somthing a bit more permanent than seeds, as you said shady & damp

How about hostas would love your little haven come back year on year , I know you never asked but you can get small acer trees as well
Spruce

 

For perennials look at epimediums and ferns, there are various types of each that would do well in that situation.

Plant several of each to create an impact, rather than just dotting one here and there.



For shrubs, you could take your pick really, there are loads of choices to be had, wander around your garden centres for inspiration if you don't have any books - a good starters book is the Dr. Hessayon range of 'Expert' series - i cut my gardening teeth on them years ago, they're small paperbacks and really useful books to have in a collection.



Look for The Evergreen Expert or the Flowering Shrub Expert.