flowers/plants for a shady rockery?

[HoofyLoo]

I'm finally sorting out this bit of the garden next week. I've got a load of rocks and want to build a nice rockery to make it more of a feature but it's in a shady corner of the garden. Any ideas what plants and flowers are best for this type of area?
Thank you

[mothhawk]

Rockery, or rock garden plants are mostly alpines, love the sun, and are low growing. Most alpine areas are in full sunlight (mountainsides get a lot of sun), so really, trying to make a proper rockery in shade will be a bit difficult. I think the end result would be a garden containing shade loving plants, and some artfully positioned rocks. The problem there is that shade loving plants tend to be very leafy creatures, and will soon bury your rocks in greenery.

[mothhawk]

There's a list (with pictures and descriptions) of a lot of shade lovers here that you may find useful.

[rhonsal]

I have a raised bed in a shady corner with ferns and heucheras - lots of different colours and textures, and the bees love the flowers on the heucheras as well!