"Joseph Chong" wrote:

Under my deck is an area that previous owner just covered with flat pebbles.
I am thinking about greening it up. I live in a zone 8-9, Vancouver BC.
The deck faces north and not a lot of light but enough in summer to grow
some lilies near that area.

We have dense dry shade under some spruce trees that grow nearly to the
gound and pachysandra thrives there. We also have some shade tolerant
rhododendron that have survived these conditions. We use junipers and
rhododendron on the edges where there is more light.

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