Plants for very dry ground

[stonemonkey]

I need some ideas for planting in very dry ground. The area is also under a huge chestnut tree, and only gets the sun for an hour or so in the morning. Does anybody know of any shrubs/plants that will provide colour with attractive foliage, that can tolerate such conditions?

[gucciman]

dry shade is probably the very hardest condition to grow plants, theres plenty that grow in the shade or in the dry but not that grow with both. i have a patch of garden the same and ive never got anything to grow there.
you need to buy the plant and shrub expert book and look in there.