...the more they stay the same.

I bought a new house last summer and therefore gave up my pretty pretty garden :(

It's a fresh start and I promise myself not to make the same mistakes with this garden.

The more I get used to the movement of the sun over my new place, the more I realize that I have nearly the same conditions as the old place.

Can someone suggest plants for these places:

Plot 1

Full morning sun, then nothing for the rest of the day (side of the garage)

Plot 2

Full sun only in the afternoon, then dry shade (sigh)

One issue I had with this before was a lot of plants leaning toward the sun.

Plot 3

Full, annihilating, scorched earth blasting sun ALL day (south side of a white brick wall). I am definitely growing cherry tomatoes and canna there. Hope that's not too much red to go with liatris, one of my favourites.

Plot 4

Shade (north side of house), fairly damp. Before you say "hosta" I'll counter with "slugs!!!" How does bleeding heart do in full shade? Ferns? Rampantly invasive is okay here. I would like a lush jungly look out front.

I've not had this much full-sun space before. What are your favourite drought-restistant plants for zone 5a?

C.