what planting zone are you in? What direction is this? How many hours of sunlight Does the area along the fence get per day? Any obstacles like a septic system?

8a and it's East on that side so lots of morning sun

I just need to bring it to life it's killing me

Planting zone doesn't tell us much about your climate, just your average winter minimum temps. Nothing about rainfall or summer conditions. Geographical location is important to know before making plant suggestions. Also, are you interested in gardening at all? Or do you just want a low input, minimum effort bit of greenery?

Good choices for you might include hydrangeas (there are several that can take morning sun and zone8) that are around 3’ tall and wide, coneflowers, black eyed Susan’s and crepe Myrtle tree, and small boxwoods shrubs. Most of these don’t need a lot of fussing over once established. Just weeding and and trimming around the beds.

Are you into gardening or not ? Most plants take some care and from what I see of the grass it seems not a big priority to you so probably slow growing hedge type plants that just require watering most of the time.

If interested in adding landscaping, a nursery can advise what to plant and be sure to discuss your commitment level. Bring pictures of the yard and suggest some small groupings where they will be most impactful - perennials, some evergreens and a few trees (that won’t grow too large) for a lower maintenance garden. Adding along the entire fence will be a huge undertaking and be very expensive. FYI: Sales of 40-50% usually begin in mid to late July.

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Solar lighting would be a nice addition and would create a lovely backdrop.

For less maintenance, just add lattices/flowering vines with the lighting spaced out.

Cherry laurel makes a nice hedge. Read it does well in shade in zone 8.

The suggestion of Crape Myrtle is a perfect example of why zone alone is not sufficient to make recommendations. I'm zone 8/9 but I can't grow CM. They survive our winters but our summers are too cool for them to flower. Soil pH is also helpful so people know whether you can grow acid lovers or acid haters.

The white fence protection from afternoon sun means lots will do well.

Camellia Yuletide blooms late fall into winter with warm deep red.

New Camellia Mieke Tanaks blooms earlier starting in October, with larger flowers. Cross with vernalis produces tighter better branching. Mieko Tanaka | American Camellia Society

Double Nuccio's Bella Rossa Camellia, Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Bella Rossa' Not my preferred shade. Because it's crossed with vernalis it's tighter and better branched.

East facing is a risky aspect for Camellias. Morning sun can cause bud drop and flower damage. They also prefer acidic soil.

We really do need more information to make recommendations that will not lead to disappointment and wasted money.

Minimum is pull out climate zone suitable climbers here and there, followed by solar led light and this way you will broke the long wall effectvely with minimum effort.

Morning east sun is considered ideal for camellias which flower in late fall through early winter when sun is at the lowest angle IF YOU DON'T GET overnight frost or freezing during the flowering period. Frozen petal cells can heat fast and rupture turning brown/black if frozen. 32 for several weeks in 8A can happen while a 28 hard freeze is less likely. You can evaluate your microclimate.

In my z8/9 there can definitely be overnight frost in that period. I seem to be flogging a dead horse here. We need to know more about the OPs conditions. We have no idea at all where they live.

Speaking from experience here. Don’t plant ANYthing real close to the fence. I used to have a vinyl fence just like this bordering my yard. My side was the north side of the fence; it got sunshine in the morning only because of trees in the yard.

When I planted things there and it rained, the fence got wet and stayed wet because of my plantings up next to it. Soon, it was covered with mildew and then eventually mold. I didn’t leave room to get back there to use my powerwasher to clean the fence. Which looked terrible.

Use caution.

@littlebug Zone 5 Missouri, I have a vinyl fence in SW FL where mildew is inevitable. A twice a year application of Spray and Forget does a great job of getting rid of the mildew. It's actually activated by water so the humidity and summer rains don't affect it.

Katinparadise: Did you mean to write Wet and Forget? i like this product.

@ratherbesewing, we actually use a similar product and it is called Spray and Forget.

It's basically the same product.

It's Winston Salem, NC and it gets sun all day long. We were going to do mulch beds and we have irrigation set up but I dont want a disaster taking pace!

The area

Then this area which leads to the back yard

This is all new construction and we just had sod and new fencing and everything put in because we are a corner lot on a. Hay street and needed privacy. I just want it to feel mature and not so sterile!

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