garden grammie, if you do a 'search' right here in this forum, you'll come up with a great many older threads with some great ideas for a shady or part-shade container planting. There are lots of possiblities for you.

Here....I'll do the search for you. You just click on the link below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Check out these ideas! (click here)

WoW!!!!
Thanks for the info!
It is a snowy day here in Pennsylvania, so I plan to read though that thread and plan my boxes.
Thanks soooooooooo much!

Great! You'll learn that you have tons of possibilities.