What would you plant in this shaded courtyard?

Hi everyone,
Would love to get your thoughts on what to plant in our courtyard down the left hand side of these photos. This is in Greenwich, London.
This is an east facing wall, which doesn't get any direct light, except for some glimpses at the end as you can see.
Climbers that reach the top would get sunlight.
This is in our backgarden, which also has its own entrance, and is somewhere we sit out for dinner sometimes.
The fence line is a bit clumsy, and the concrete posts for the frame also a bit ugly, so would like to soften that up.
But we're probably not going to go overboard with planting. Will be relatively simple, elegant, classic vibe i think.
Would be nice to have some scents down there, so thinking about winter jasmine.
Don't want to attract too many bees.
Would love to hear your ideas on what to put up the fence, as well as in the bedding.
Thanks so much
Michael

 

Paint them maybe?

Generally Shrubs etc. have a relatively short flowering season (compared to the whole year) so season of interest can be short. You could plant Annual climbers (... as well ...) to get interest all summer long - if they will tolerate the shade.

For example Rhodochiton atrosanguineum is a bit unusual

Nine annual climbers to grow

but flowering annuals usually want plenty of sun.

There are climbers that will tolerate shade including climbing Hydrangea and Honeysuckle and some Clematis and some climbing Roses

 

P.S. Maybe plants with architectural leaves would be a better bet? Longer season of interest ...

 

I would tend to go for a mixture of grasses like carex, or stipa, with perhaps a couple of different coloured Acer palmatum, like sango kaku, with its pink bark, or maybe a Rogersia is, with nice bronzy leafs, or perhaps pittospormum, and Euphorbia, which there is a myriad of colours, Hellebores for winter and spring, also ferns, Cornus and Fatsia, and for climbers, a nice climbing Hydrangea, Chinese creeping Virginia, or ivy, there are a couple of Honeysuckle that love the shade.

 

Welcome to Gardeners Corner Michael.

 

Hi
This is similar to what I have with a shaded area. I have planted a small herb garden that seems to be ok. I have no sunlight as the garden is under huge trees that hang over the fence and the garden is not too big to escape the shadow of it. There are a few you tube videos on what to plant in the shade I have been looking myself. Here is a good one on general herb growing