Looking for shrubs...

[NoseyNooNoo]

It's our first year in our new garden. We've spent the last 2 weeks clearing the first 8 metre stretch of border. There was so much growing there (weeds, climbers etc) that I was surprised at how large the border was underneath. I do not fancy planting annuals there each year so am looking for a few small-medium shrubs to fill some of it. The border is east facing. It has sun until lunchtime and then is in shade.

I'm open to any suggestions. Ideally I'd like it to have pretty flowers in summer and be evergreen or have some kind of autumn/winter interest - I don't want it to be just twigs in winter.

Any ideas?

Lots of lovely shrubs to choose from, but you'll have to look into each one to see if it is suitable for the spot. I'd go for a mixture of evergreen and deciduous for variety.
My suggestions:
Pyracantha or Cotoneaster - both have evergreen varieties that have pretty berries, attractive to birds
Variegated holly
Spirea Bridal Wreath - deciduous but covered in lovely white flowers in spring
Camellia - evergreen with big bright spring flowers
Ceanothus - blue flowers in late summer
Choisya 'sundance' - evergreen with early leaves yellow
Cornus - deciduous but bright red or yellow stems in winter
Pieris Japonica - evergreen, new foliage bright red

Thanks for that - I shall look them up. We already have a Pyracantha, Cotoneaster and Choisa (my favourite shrub).