dry shaded border

Well done! It will definitely fill in nicely for you in no time.

there are some wonderfu plants for dry shade. Have you thought of Hellebores, Tellima grandiflora, solomons seal, and epimediums. They all do well for me as well as the ones you have mentioned.

I've found aquilegias will tolerate these conditions if you move them as small seedlings.

That was a good idea to put the sleepers. It looks good now :o)

Thanks everyone for your kind comments its by no means finished but its
Seaburngirl, I'll keep those plans in mind, in fact I have a hellebore in another area thats not done that well so I may move it..
Andrewr I was wonder about aquilegias as I have so many that have self seeded all over the garden.. They would look lovely with some foxgloves..
I must say after feeling somewhat depressed bythis area for a few years I'm a bit more inspired.. I plan on putting some more soil improver down and maybe some bark . And now I have a definitely area in mind when I go plant shopping rather than buying what I fancy and trying to shoehorn into my other already full to bursting borders.

Looking good! I've got a similar area, have added this to favourites for when the time comes to tackle shady corner :)

Thanks Magnadoodle , I admit I avoided this area since we moved in, it was only my oh commenting on it that spurred me on.. Now I've started i'm really enjoying itand not as hard to find pants to grow there as I thought it would be. I'm also falling a bit in love with heucheras in the process.

Have you tried Cyclamen Coum in this border Madabout. I have some very well established in a very dry little border under a hazel and a laburnum. They increase themselves a lot over time and have lovely marbled leaves that last a long time after flowering.

That's for the suggestion dorjac , I'll look out for some of them. The marbled leaves will most probably shine out too..