Ferns in the Shade

[AlittleSalt]

I built two raised beds in nearly complete shade. To call these beds "dappled shade" is sort of stretching it. My wife has chosen 3 fern varieties to grow in these beds. But before I get to those varieties, I should explain more about these beds.

I've made it well known that we live in a trailer house. There are no gutters, so the rain that we get goes directly into these raised beds. In years past, we tried a few plants without any success in this area. So I raised the beds by around 4" and there is at least 8" of amended sandy loam in these beds now. (Amended with oak leaves and washed up soil/sticks.) The soil there smells like something you would imagine earthworms loving to live in. One bed is 3 x 14' and the other is 3' x 21'

My wife bought these ferns to grow in those beds:

Tennessee Ostrich Ferns
Christmas Ferns
Cinnamon Ferns
And I have two Asparagus ferns that are two years old - they overwintered here and I want to offer her.

I really don't know much about ferns other than they grow well in shade, and by what my
wife has read to me - they like wet soil.

Ferns should love those two new raised beds. What are some varieties of ferns you would plant there too?

I'm in Zone 8A in Texas - it gets very hot here. The lakes and rivers are overflowing - so watering isn't a problem.

I have always liked ferns. Seeing a "menagerie of ferns" growing in front of our house would be breathtaking in my way of looking at this. I know, "menagerie" is about animals but - you know what I mean.