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Whatever you use, don't jam it up against your screen, move them as far away as you can for many reasons. Health of the shrub(horticulture), airflow for you(engineering), and depth of vision(artist/designer) are some of those reasons.

Sage will typically look rough once you begin "hedge" trimming. Better as large stand -alone shrub, and a slow grower. Rainy weather can be a problem.

Podocarpus is by far the best for trimmable hedge for most TV homes, med. fast grower. Widely available in many sizes, but get a good warrantee because planted well you will lose 5-10%, and most installers these days are in a hurry for that big $$. Am seeing survival rates around 40-60% more often than not. Get through the initial couple months though, and it is a VERY resilient shrub in this area.

If you have the room for width, Viburnum O. very fast grower.. and gets faster. High maintenance. Viburnum S would grow slower but less maint. in the future. Walter's Viburnum is a slow grower. All will bloom nicely if you can keep the trimmers off them for a year...most can't.

In my designs I prefer to opt for a few large items, chinese fan palms, mature ligustrum trees, podocarpus (depends on location and topography, maint. wishes etc.). This often is the same price as side by side hedges, and much better looking, and WAY less maintenance.

If your "landscaper" suggests bottlebrush side by side... send them along to the next victim.