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Hostas and ferns would look great. You need to get a source of ferns that are good in your area to be able to winter over. Impatiens are a great shade annual along with coleus. Not sure what to do with the metal. It might turn out to be a big problem if it's covering or part of something. Does the gentleman know?
No. He just seems helpless in the face of the property. I'm pretty sure that my MIL planted everything that's there now. He asked me to paint his house and he was clearly joking but then he asked me to paint the structure that is over the well. I laughed it off but then he told me he has paint in his basement. One thing at a time . . .