Beginner Gardening: Need advice on what to plant in this area of my yard please!, 1 by justinekarl

justinekarl wrote:
The back of our home faces this view (see photo), so when sitting on our patio we are staring at this boring fence! We need some color and life! My husband does not want to lose too much grass since our yard is small so I promised him that we'd only take away a foot or two of grass from the fence! So I'm thinking of perennials that are more vertical? The back of our home faces east and that fence faces west so this area gets morning shade but lots of afternoon sun. We live in the midwest so short hot summers and very cold, long winters, unfortunately. I'm thinking something large and full in left corner but then something less dramatic for along the back fence. Clematis? Lilies? Also, do I need to wait till next spring to do this or can I do now? Thanks so much for your advice!