My original post might not have been too clear. I am just looking for ideas for foundation planting ideas, not a total landscape design. Gosh. I do not find this rude nor dismissive. The OP simply apologized for perhaps wording the original post poorly (which he did not) and restated his desires. I find it amazing that someone could belong to GW for less than a month and feel it appropriate to comment on the suitability of a post for a given forum. As it is, you have probably driven away a poster who was gaining insight from the kind people on this forum who chose to respond. I personally have learned a lot from the people willing to give their time to help those of us who have no idea what we are doing. Many of us have posted questions that are not "landscape design", yet the mainstays of this forum have taken their time to answer our questions, address our concerns, and carry us into the next (perhaps incremental) stage of our development. Many of us now mostly lurk, but we are learning with each thread that occurs (well, maybe not with every one, but with many). It seems to me that perhaps you, as a landscaper yourself, could take the time to read some previous threads, learn the culture of this forum, then find a way to offer your insight such that it will be appreciated. Ink offered you the same advice. And, it might not hurt to take care with posters screen names. You still (probably deliberately) have maro's wrong, and inkognito's as well. If you want to talk about courtesy, then show the people on this forum some as well. ducking back into hiding now

Just recently I happened across the site for Summer Hill Seeds (looking for passion flower varieties) and found as well as passion flowers a very nice selection of unique vines I had never seen before. Aristolochia, Spanish Flag, vining marigold, etc. Most of the vines are tender to my zone but are so beautiful that it is worth the bother of yearly fall hard pruning, transplanting into pots, and wintering indoor. Also, if you have hummers around already, I must suggest the possibility of using a weigela shrub somewhere in your planting scheme. The hummers seem to love this.

You asked about moonflower vine. I grew white morning glories and moonflower vine on the same wooden arch. In the morning, I had blooms from the morning glory and in the afternoon, I had moonflower vine. It was fun. They both were white, neither are fragrant. My hummers enjoy mandevilla--I have to "winter it over", but it's not an annual. Eden

Lungwort (Pulminaria) is low-growing, with spotted or veined and slightly hairy leaves and profuse beautiful blue, pink, white (or combination) clusters of flowers in spring. Hardy perenial in zone 6-- goes flat to the ground in winter, but new growth is early and vigorous. Will take full shade. Can be divided easily. Doesn't tolerate drought well, however. Should be front of the border. Bleeding heart (dicentra) can grow into shrub size & has pink or white flowers. There are lots of types from low-growing "King of Hearts" to the shrubby sort of one, which I only know as "Old Fashioned". The Old Fashioned one is very easy to divide for propagation & flowers abundantly it the spring. Depending on its location, it recedes in my yard between June & September & comes back larger every year. Can be back of the border depending on how high of a border you want. Pansies planted in the fall in the shade have bloomed for me starting mid-spring & going year-round without getting too leggy. Front of the border. Sweet woodruff makes a pretty, scented ground cover with white flowers in the spring. It spreads easily. Doesn't tolerate drought. Just let it meander through everything (but not under hosta-- won't last there). Native to PA plants: Trillium, Hepatica, Blue Cohosh, Blood Root, Virginia bluebells-- all ephemeral spring bloomers but with beautiful flowers can be planted front to mid-border & among other later, more lasting plants. Good luck.