Beginner Gardening: well, is this now a sun bed?, 1 by tiG

tiG wrote:
This bed has always been a deep shade bed due to the crepe myrtles on each side. DH would never prune them, ever. Finally this year for some reason, he decided he would do a major prune to see if they'll be pretty like they were years ago. Well, I spent all fall and spring getting nice shade plants for this bed!!! Will this ever be a shade bed again if we keep the myrtles pruned? it's getting full morning and afternoon sun, and I just don't see those myrtles putting out enough foliage to give any shade. btw, east is behind my right shoulder, west is at 10:00 in this picture (if that makes ANY sense)
thanks, need to know if I should get to moving shade lovers and put in brugs!!