This is for the fence line with the windows and the tan house next door. Instead of a row or hedge of something, think mixed small tree and shrub border. Some select arborvitae that will never have to be trimmed can be a part of the border. It looks like there is enough sun along the fence for many conifers.

A grouping of holly trees to hide the tan house are a better long term choice and are often easy to come by in larger sizes. Camellia can go where you need less screening height. You have many evergreen shrub choices in Charlotte. Place a small flowering tree where the canopy is used to best screening advantage. Add in some flowering shrubs.

In other words plant a mutli-textured garden along that fence which will be the screening and your view from the pool.

Thanks very much for your insight, yes screening from the two house is my main goal.
if you don't mind, do you have a suggestion as to which evergreens will work and flowering trees?
I am going to research holly trees.

thanks again

Find out what you are able to buy locally in large sizes and choose from those. Because there is no point in reading about and getting sold on a kind only to find out you can't get it in your area at this time.

Do a search for your local garden centers, not the big box stores. Many of them will have websites where you will be able to browse and read about plants online that they regularly have in stock. The plants options for you are boundless. A good local nursery can order specific plants for you if you know exactly what you want. It never hurts to design first and source the plants secondly.

A good local nursery may even have a designer to connect you to who will help you design and plant a mixed small tree and shrub border.

Thanks all for the reply.
Yes, i am going to design first and make sure that's what I want. Thanks again