I have a shady area under a pine tree and have built a woodland adventure path for my kids to play in. I'm looking for some hardy large shrubs and/or ferns to make this more exciting for them to explore.
Any suggestions greatly recieved thank you.

Gary

It depends how dry and shady it is, it is difficult to plant under conifers. Shrubs such as holly and sarcoccca will grow in shade, but not if it is really dry. You could plant things in pots if the soil is too bad, as long as you remember to water them.

Polystichums and dryopteris are some of the easiest ferns to grow and many are tolerant of dry soil. If you want flowers too then hardy geraniums will grow nearly anywhere and cyclamen are good under trees.

THERES A LITTLE BOOK CALLED RHS PLANTS for PLACES ITS A GREAT LITTLE BOOK AND IS NO BIGGER THAN 4X6 SEE IF YOU CAN GET IT, IT HELP ME okay