We will also plant beech trees (on the back side). On the side, we have planted a colorful hedge:
Purpur-Hartriegel
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
Blasenspiere
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Lady in Red' -R-
Winter-Schneeball
Viburnum bodnantense 'Charles Lamont'
Erdbeer-Deutzie
Deutzia hybrida 'Strawberry Fields'
Japanese spirea Snowmound
Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'
Gold privet
Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'
Yellow-variegated weigela
Weigela florida 'Brigela' -R-
Double-flowered mock orange
Philadelphus 'Schneesturm'
White panicle spirea
Spiraea cinerea 'Grefsheim'
Weigela Bristol Ruby
Weigela 'Bristol Ruby'
Personally, I like cherry laurel just as little as thuja.