What to plant in a shady stone urn?

[cathyandclare]

I've got a stone urn that's been languishing empty for years. I'm stuck as to what to plant. I'd like some height but also some tumbling greenery.

It's at the end of a path through what we're trying to establish as a wildflower meadow patch. It's still a bit of a jungle at the moment but hopefully getting there!

The rest of the garden is reasonably formal ... box, gravel paths, lavender, lots of white hydrangeas ( sounds like rolling acres the way I've described it but it's not massive at all). Should this be a more structured focus in the wild bit or more free and flow to reflect its surroundings?

I'm going through a hydrangea thing at the moment, so I think I'd go fairly classical with another white hydrangea and one of the fancier forms of ivy training around it.

Thanks so much @MaudAndOtherPoems- I think that's what I'd like the most, like you I LOVE hydrangeas.

It's right on the south side of the garden, near a tall hedge, will a hydrangea do OK in that position? All the rest of ours are in sun/dappled shade and love it.

I don't pretend to be a hydrangea expert, as mine are quite new, but they seem to cope well with quite deep shade. How much sun is this one likely to get?

I also love Hydrangeas and have about 10 different ones in planters. The only thing is that they are bare stemmed in winter.
How about an evergreen hebe, there are quite a few varieties, then around it you could plant small variegated leaf ivy.

Great point! Actually, some winter greenery there would be better- it'll look rather forlorn when all the wild flowers are hacked back.

I'd completely forgotten about hebes, had several in my old garden, they'd perfectly fill some spaces in another shady border too. Thanks.