Does anyone have recommendations for plants to plant towards the bottom of a slope?

[SixSpotBurnet]

We had our basement dug out a couple of years ago and one of the results of this is that at the back of the house we have a kind of sloping bank from ground level down to (almost) basement level.

It was planted reasonably successfully then but one or two of the plants have died - particularly the lavender - had two different varieties and both have died.

The soil is rather poor and, being at the bottom of the slope, it tends to be quite damp. It also only gets sun for part of the day (in the morning).

Anybody got any good suggestions? I thought lavender was quite hard to kill, but obviously not, lol!

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Lavender flourishes best in sunny well-drained soil to be honest SixSpot so it wasn't your bush getting personal IYSWIM
I think hostas are supposed to love shade
Although why I am giving you gardening advice when ours looks like a Dr Who set at the moment is beyond me
The alternative solution might be to just accept it is a dud patch and bung bedding plants in there every spring to cheer it up.

Ah, well that would be why it died then Marina !

Most of the other stuff is doing okay though - have pieris which is pretty at this time of year, and the low-growing ceanothus which is just about to come into flower.

Have tried hosta before but they just get devoured by slugs and snails!

Plant ferns! I have a north facing garden which slopes downhill, away from the house so the bed at the bottom is very well shaded and quite damp.

I have some evergreen and some perenial in a range of colours.

You can get slug resistent varieties of Hostas if you like the effect they give. Ferns are a very good idea. If the spot is very damp what about Gunnera? It's a fabulous plant.
Euphorbia would be ok.
If it were me though, I'd think about nice hydrangea. They love water so your damp conditions would be perfect.