Very clever the way you've done that Jellyfire, although I didn't envisage quite so many rose bushes, a couple would suffice .lol...
I also like the trees, dead ones included, they give vantage points for birds and I wouldn't want anything too complicated to be honest.. perhaps the member feels the same in keeping it simple.. it's all too easy to complicate matters I think.. I also feel it needs to blend in rather than dominate. The views should remain the outstanding feature...
I would rather like to see a beech hedge there, can be clipped to keep it neat at a height you prefer, perhaps only to the top of the fence and it's leaves stay brown and rustic looking throughout the winter. I think it would give the sense of formality that is needed but won't be so dense and "in your face" as evergreen yew might be. You could plant it as a staggered double row to help stop the weed seeds from blowing in and you can probably buy it in the autumn as bareroots at a reasonable height, so you could have an almost instant hedge.
Bolt123 - Forgot to suggest putting a 2 ft strip of mulch fabric each side of the beech hedge and covering this with Cotswold gravel or bark mulch if you prefer, to help keep the weeds at bay and/or give you a mowing edge - I'm presuming with a large garden you probably have a sit-on mower?
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I also like the trees, dead ones included, they give vantage points for birds and I wouldn't want anything too complicated to be honest.. perhaps the member feels the same in keeping it simple.. it's all too easy to complicate matters I think.. I also feel it needs to blend in rather than dominate. The views should remain the outstanding feature...