I posted these to the woodland garden then realized this forum is more appropriate. Please accept my apologies to those of you who have already seen this!

We've just started gardening a long-neglected area of our backyard. We pulled down a playhouse and battled the garlic mustard, then started some berms (the big one is hollowed out for a critter habitat).

Our plan so far is to plant some privacy plants along the back fence. Perhaps another evergreen shade tree that will get along with the pines. Then we'll fill in the rest with hostas, ferns, trilliums, jack in the pulpit, and so on. We've also dug a dry creek from the shed to the far corner so we'll need to find some plants that will like to be soaked every once in a while for the "pond" area. We'll be erecting lattice panels along the chain-link fence that borders the neighbour's ugly shed and planting clematis. That corner will also be home to a nice big berry-producing shrub for the birds.

I'd love any suggestions you may have for these issues. Thanks in advance.

This is exactly the kind of feedback I was hoping for... I didn't know that about woodland spring ephemerals. Thank you again!