Are you going to have the tree stumps ground down? How much privacy are you wanting? Here’s a link with some tall plants that will grow in your zone - https://growbeautifully.monrovia.com/16-high-impact-fast-growing-shrubs-yes-we-mean-zoom/

Than you so much. I have always had a small seating area there and would like to keep that. So some privacy is needed. At the end of last year I put large pots of flowers on the old stumps and it was kind of fun. The stumps are very large and kind of interesting shape. It would cost about $1600.00 to remove then and that is about what the trees cost. I would like grass around some of the fence. I looked at Indian grass. white plumes, but uld be next to the white picket fence. So maybe that is not a good idea???? Thanks for the ink. Adona

You can use the stumps since you cannot get rid of them.

A hedge of hydrangea would look great with your fence.

If you want to spend some time thinking up ideas for more permanent plants, try some sunflowers along the fence. Two or three rows will make a dense planting and you'll have seeds for the birds.

White hydrangeas would be stunning and lush.

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I would plant a large shrub like Viburnum sargentii 'Susquehanna' or the evergreen V. pragense if it's hardy for you.

Thank you for your suggestion, I do have a number of lilacs in the yard now I like

the idea of hydrangea's and will pursue that. Thanks agai. Adonna

There are so many beautiful hydrangeas. In addition to their blooms, some (like Oak Leaf) have beautiful fall color.

Be sure that you look at how large they will grow. You can find out the mature size on the plant tags, or on a website like Monrovia that has a lot of plants available. https://www.monrovia.com/plant_collection/hydrangea/

My landscape designer jammed 3 Limelight Hydrangeas into a too-small space and I am constantly having to prune them down very hard. It's much better if they can grow to their natural shape without pruning.

I prune my Annabelles in spring, just before they start to shoot out. In the winter, I have the dried flower heads to look at, with their snow hats.