YES! Replace them with “forsythia” bushes. Best bush in the world.
Beautiful yellow flowers very EARLY in spring
Full green leaves very EARLY in spring
Hearty, one of the LAST plants to lose their leaves in the fall.
Let them grow HUGE, or prune them back to nothing, hard to kill.
I love forsythia bushes. We do not have them in Florida but I have been in New York when they were in full bloom and they are stunning. What a better world it would be if they could swap out those plants. At least, it would be better looking.