Where are you located? The recommendations hinge on that answer.
My recommendations may not line up with what you've been thinking about, but they may offer food for thought.
I don't like hedges. I'd rather plants have a plant shape, so I don't use them to augment the architecture by cutting them into boxy shapes. There was some of that diseased hedge euonymus stuff in my yard when I moved in a few years ago. During the first year I felt quite liberated when I got rid of it entirely. I didn't dig out the roots (cut off at soil level) until they rotted out, but just mulched them heavily and planted around them. I had to trim suckering stems for a while, but this worked and they are all gone. Sugar or molasses poured on the stump helps it rot faster.
I don't have a hedge around the house now, I reserve that zone (here in North Texas) for the plants that want the extra water that comes from running a soaker hose about 18" away from my foundation for summer watering.
Good luck!
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