When I bought this house in '05, there were these MASSIVE bushes in the front yard right in front of the windows. Manhattan Euonymus. Considering that 1) their flowers attract flies as they smell vaguely of dead meat when they flower, 2) grow to the point they block the windows 100% from the inside, & 3) grow to the point that they block the windows 100% from the outside, making it a safety hazard, I ripped 'em out. Was actually pretty easy to do.. they had shallow rootballs. So, what I'm going to do on the side (overhanging porch) is put up a trellis as I have 3 climbers there from RU. One I put in last year and it's grown SO well, all things considered.
Here's Orange Velvet.
