So, I'm redoing another foundation planting bed.

[Tsiyu]

5. The thing about most perennials, which you already know

cuz you grow so many so well, is that they bloom such a short time.

Black-eyed Susan (rudbeckia? sp? ) will sometimes do okay in partial shade but gets tall, so does beebalm (monarda) and they have to be deadheaded to keep giving color.

Scabiosa (pincushion flower) can take a little shade, and most lobelias love the shade but they want to stay pretty wet. Echinacea and blanketflower also will sometimes flower for a long period but get leggy.

There are some new Drift roses - groundcover -for small spaces but they would probably want more sun.

That's all I can think of besides annuals - or gardenias, which don't add a lot of color. Or some of the reblooming hydrangeas. Or some canna, but that's another tall one.