I've Got Sunshine!

These pictures are from the only sunny spot in my yard... the area around the patio. It is planted with phlox, blackeyed susans, cleome, tall cannas, four o'clocks, and cypress vine. This is also where the climbing yellow blaze, pink hibiscus, and butterfly bush all live. If you've browsed last year's garden pages, you may notice how much the rose bush and butterfly bush have grown. I wonder... does the cypress vine taking over the glider mean that nobody likes us??