"garry parker" wrote in message
...
I am moving into a flat which has a small back garden, but I noticed
that
the garden doesn't get any sunshine until very late afternoon, and
then it's
only a thin strip at the end which gets lit up.
Some of the plants are brown and dead, so could anyone recommend
plants and
flowers that would be suitable, but which have nice bright colours?
I don't know anything about gardening, but we are moving here mainly
to have
the chance of our own small garden, as we are fed up with being
stuck in a
flat after being at work all week.
Thanks a lot.
Garry


White and yellow stand out better in shade than blue or
red............

Bulbs in spring - you can plant them later on this year for next
spring or buy some in pots and stick them in now :~)

Hostas in various leaf shades
(magical photos of millions of varieties at :
http://www.hostalibrary.org/index.html

Ferns

Fatsia japonica - huge architectural leaves - comes in a variegated
from too :~)
http://www.streetside.com/plants/flo...f/fatsia_j.htm


I see that Victoria has mentioned the excellent shade FAQ and the
following site has some god info too :
http://www.architecturalplants.com/p...nse_damp_shade

HTH Jenny