Geranium maccrorrhizum would be perfect--handles dry shade, is evergreen in your zone, never aggressive, deer resistant, easy to control, blooms in late spring. If you want a little variety, plant one section in one of the spreading epimediums--dry shade (though not evergreen), deer resistant, blooms early spring. Make a mulch path.

A fair number of epimedium species are evergreen as well.

Here are a few ideas using Sweet Woodruff, Marginal Shield Fern, Rhodies, Astilbe, Bottlebrush Buckeye & various varieties of Brunnera:

Thank you big Doug! This was an amazing visual

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" When it rains, there is tons of mud so it is a VERY moist and shady section "....does not sound like dry shade to me. Especially in Maryland which has fairly even amounts of precip. throughout the year.

Maples, magnolias and the type of pines they have in the south generally like some moisture vs dry conditions. Therefore, I do not believe the conditions are too dry for the plants I show.

Correct, this area stays moist and shaded. It is not dry shade area.

I would remove that tree that is right next to your house's foundation. Our neighbor is dealling with a cracked foundation from a tree and it is an expensive fix.

That’s the magnolia tree with pink flowers, I never thought about it’s roots

I can’t really get a stone pathway at the moment. I was hoping to maybe fill in that area with Irish moss or some kind of ground cover. Should I just go with mulch or maybe try a ground cover like clover or white asylum?

I'd do tiarella and woodland phlox