Hello Jules, there are quite a few plants that will tolerate shade, try googling 'plants for shade' also think about something to look at in winter, the stems of Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire' will give height and colour all winter, there's a lime green stemmed one too. Spring bulbs will be fine too. Foxgloves and Geraniums (not pelargoniums) will love it in late spring. For summer Hydrangeas will like some shade too.

i have lots of shade and i these are some i grow; epimediums, aconites, hellebores, hostas, ferns, tellima, mitella, pulmonaria, geranium solomon's seal, lamium, dicentra

Great!! Thankyou very much!!