These plants do well whether planted in sun or partial shade. As trees grow and shade spreads, they will adjust without damage.
| Common Name | Botanical Name |
| Aaron’s-beard | Hypericum calycinum |
| Bellflower | Campanula |
| Bergenia | Bergenia |
| Bugleweed | Ajuga |
| Canby pachistima | Paxistima canbyi |
| Creeping lilyturf | Liriope spicata |
| Creeping mahonia | Mahonia repens |
| Dichondra | Dichondra micrantha |
| English ivy | Hedera helix |
| Goutweed | Aegopodium podagraria |
| Irish and Scotch moss | Sagina subulata |
| Knotweed | Polygonum |
| Mondograss | Ophiopogon japonicus |
| Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum |
| Wild or sand strawberry | Fragaria chiloensis |