Hi All,

New to the forums here. We moved into a house with a lot of overgrown bushes and trees. Removing them was the easy part. Creating a clean and simple replacement is the challenge. Last year I planted the following in this bed.

We had an idea that staggering these plants would look good. I'm not sure we were correct. They grow at much different pace. Is this something that is fixable with grassy plants or landscape rocks? Should we move the light screen towards the house and the smaller plants to the front? Open to any ideas to spice this bed up.

The hydrangea tree on the right is in dire need of help. It's had a rough summer with some heavy rains.

The next project I'm looking to plan out a little more. The fence line below has a dirt area 3-5' from the white fence. All old bushes have been removed. The small plants to the left will be removed. Looking for ideas on simple small plants that will not completely hide the fence. The branches on the two large trees will be trimmed up so they don't droop below the top of the fence.

I'll be doing the work.. I'm struggling with design.

Thank you in advance for any feedback or ideas!