Beginner Gardening: Help with ideas for flowers around the patio, 0 by bcurrey

bcurrey wrote:
I'm looking to add some color and plants around our patio. If you look at the picture below, I'm looking to fill the green area with some flowers and plants. In middle of the green section about 5 feet out from the house, I thought about possibly planting some pampas grass or maybe a liliac bush, but I'm not sure. I thought it might provide a bit of privacy between the patio and the neighbor's house.

I'm not good at picking out plants, so any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated. I'm not picky, just want something that looks nice. :)

Thank you for your help!