Planting Under Trees.

planting under trees it does depend a bit whether they are deciduous trees or coniferous/ evergreen trees.There are plenty of suitable plants for under deciduous trees, there are a vast array of ferns,Skimmias, Sarcococca (beautifully scented in winter),Rhododendrons (depending on your soil type) Hellebores,snowdrops,cyclamen,Brunnera,Pulmonaria,Epimediums,Foxgloves. However if it is under a conifer or an evergreen hedge then you are looking for plants that like dry shade like Polystichum ferns,Ivy(there are many different leaved ones)butchers broom.