Q.What can I plant in a shady corner in poor soil?
This is a very sheltered corner of the garden under some high trees. The ground surface is poor for planting due to tree roots.
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The best thing you can put under your trees is mulch. Digging around under a tree can harm the tree's surface roots. Not only that but you add plants that will compete with the tree for nutrition and water.
A perennial groundcover for shade would work best because you don't need to replant each year. Ajuga, periwinkle, hostas and liriope are possibilities.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/fgen/gardening-around-tree-roots.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/planting-garden-beneath-trees.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/groundcover/gcgen/ground-covers-under-trees.htm
