Just be careful about currants and gooseberries. Some varieties interact with
the White Pines and result in White Pine Blister Rust.

Sherwin D.

wrote:

We have a front yard (Tacoma Washington) with a space where there were
once plants for years (now dead) and I'd like to plant something new,
but the area in question is both often in the shade of a pine tree, as
well covered by pine needles. What kind of plants (perrenials/shrubs)
would grow here?