Plants for the Shaded Woodland Edge
Oak sedge, a native woodland plant with deeper roots than turf, doesn't need mowing, fertilizer or herbicides. Serviceberries and Chokeberries are edible by both humans and birds. Christmas fern tolerates dry shade and is also evergreen.
Note that the Plant List below is accurate, but Black and White flower is a placeholder while images on the site are updated.
Trees
Serviceberry
Amelanchier "Autumn Brilliance"
Ecological Benefits: Pollen Producer, Nectar Producer, Food for Breeding Birds, Food for Spring Migrant Birds, Food for Caterpillars
Shrubs
Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia "Brilliantissima"
Ecological Benefits: Cover for Wildlife, Nest Site for Birds, Pollen Producer, Nectar Producer, Food for Winter Birds, Food for Birds, Food for Caterpillars
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia "PeeWee"
Ecological Benefits: Cover for Wildlife, Nest Site for Birds, Pollen Producer, Nectar Producer
American Holly
Ilex opaca "Maryland Dwarf"
Ecological Benefits: Cover for Wildlife, Nest Site for Birds, Pollen Producer, Nectar Producer, Food for Winter Birds
Anise Tree
Illicium x "Woodland Ruby"
Ecological Benefits: Cover for Wildlife, Nest Site for Birds, Food for Caterpillars
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Ecological Benefits: Cover for Wildlife, Nest Site for Birds, Pollen Producer, Nectar Producer, Food for Birds, Food for Caterpillars
Perennials
Goatsbeard
Aruncus dioicus
Ecological Benefits: Pollen Producer, Nectar Producer
Blue Wood Aster
Aster cordifolius
Ecological Benefits: Pollen Producer, Nectar Producer, Food for Caterpillars
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Ecological Benefits: Pollen Producer, Nectar Producer
Bowman's Root
Porteranthus trifoliatus 'Pink Profusion'
Ecological Benefits: Not Applicable
Goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Ecological Benefits: Cover for Wildlife, Nest Site for Birds, Pollen Producer, Nectar Producer, Food for Winter Birds, Food for Caterpillars
Grasses & Groundcovers
Pennsylvania sedge
Carex pensylvanica
Ecological Benefits: Cover for Wildlife, Pollen Producer, Nectar Producer, Food for Caterpillars
Seersucker Sedge
Carex plantaginea
Ecological Benefits: Cover for Wildlife, Pollen Producer, Nectar Producer, Food for Caterpillars
Tufted Hair Grass
Deschampsia caespitosa 'Goldtau'
Ecological Benefits: Not Applicable
Lance-leaved Loosestrife
Lysimachia lanceolata var. purpurea
Ecological Benefits: Pollen Producer, Nectar Producer
Creeping Phlox
Phlox stolonifera 'Sherwood Purple'
Ecological Benefits: Cover for Wildlife, Pollen Producer, Nectar Producer
Golden Groundsle
Packera aurea
Ecological Benefits: Pollen Producer, Nectar Producer, Food for Birds
Ferns
Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedantum
Ecological Benefits: Cover for Wildlife, Nest Site for Birds
Lady Fern
Athyrium angustum forma rubellum 'Lady In Red'
Ecological Benefits: Cover for Wildlife, Nest Site for Birds
Dixie Wood Fern
Dryopteris x australis
Ecological Benefits: Cover for Wildlife, Nest Site for Birds
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Ecological Benefits: Cover for Wildlife, Nest Site for Birds