6 foot high East Facing Fence

Next door took hawthorne hedge out (I was allergic to it!!!) put up wooden monster. I have roses & 2 clematis so far but holly bushes & nice ivy is only 9 inches high after 6 yrs!! Plus we have a gap between a huge beech tree & lilacs....We sit out nearby in the sun but there is too much fence!!!!Any ideas? (Don't say move!)

There are as many wall / climbing plants as we've had hot dinners But some will require pruning to shape them and grow flat against a wall / fence.
To plant along a fence, you will have to prepare the fence with strong wires / ties, this will enable the plants to be trained along the length of the fence, all the climbers will ofcource grow at a different rate from each other and some will be faster groth than others But you will IF done properly and take time to select the right texture and colours to grow as neighbours, this can look very attractive, always allow enough space between the plants as most climbers develop a wide /broad root system.
Make sure you prepare the soil well, add plenty of humus to the planting holes or trench depending how many plants you want, I add horce manure to the planting trench as it helps hold onto moisture at the roots as being planted against a wall fence, the soil can dry out quicker than soil in the open border.

Plants you can research :
Abutilon,
Camellia's, (some require the shelter of wall / fence)
Cuphea.
Clematis
Dipladenia
Jasmin (choose carefully as some are all leaf here in UK and no show of flowers, choose maybe perfumed flowering type for evening.
Lonicera, (honeysuckle) again look for perfume as NOT all have smell.
Polygonum (hydrangea) spreads fast once established and May need yearly pruning, self clinging)
Roses, (make sure they are planted a foot or more from fence and laid /trained by sloping back towards the fence or the roots will be dried out. need pruned and fed regularly.
Wisteria, (beautiful plants, expencive as you want to have one that is mature enough to flower, Needs good wire support as it gets heavy from growth, need pruning 1-2 time4s each year to encourage flowering.

There as loads of annual ones to grow from seeds to fill in spaced till the Perennial ones grt going, ALWAYS make sure the Annual ones don't become a pest as they send out their seeds after flowering and a few are known to become like Topsy, take over your garden and the neighbourhood LOL,

Hope this gives you ideas and you can enjoy your new climbing garden.
Best Regards.
WeeNel.

9" high after 6 years suggests some problem with the soil or care.
Holly (Ilex) may not be the fastest growing plant, but I would expect a minimum of 6" a year unless it is a really slow growing dwarf. Ivy (Hedera) is rampant, and here (milder winter) it grows year round, several feet per year. I know you have colder winters when most plants do not grow, but ivy ought to grow well even with colder winters.

Are there roots from the removed hawthorn, or from other better established plants?