Do you have a Shade Garden?

I am presently re-reading George Schenk's "The Complete Shade Gardener". Of course I had forgotten almost everything. I did know of what few shade perennials I had, I
had to be on the lookout for snails and slugs. If I see them I go buy some beer and let them get drunk. I figure it's a humane way to get rid of them. And it doesn't
hurt any beneficial insects. If some gets spilled on the hostas, no harm done. Anyway I plan to be planting more shade loving perennials soon. I think I may even
do a squidoo lens on the
Shade Garden.

According to Schenk, the shade garden got it's start in the desert as an oasis. In Greco-Roman times, it became and atrium.
Any way I enjoy my shade garden, even without much color, perhap I'll enjoy it more
with some color.