Plant unfriendly area

I have a strip of yard located between 4 mature white pine trees on
one side and a fence on the other, about 8 - 10 feet away.  The white
pines are on the south, the fence on the north.  To the east there are
many mature deciduous trees, and to the west, more thick foliage and a
house.  The strip gets 3-4 hours of morning sun before the sun goes
behind the treets.  I can't get grass to grow there (not that I
particularly want to), and the area is typically sprinkled, at least,
with sparse pine needles.  The ground slopes gently downward from the
trees to the fence.  I'd like to put something along the fence, but
with all these problems, I'm kind of at a loss.  I'm open to anything
small or large, or a combination, as long as it can survive these
inhospitable conditions.

Oh, did I mention, the soil is clay.

Denise Holder, z6
St. Louis, MO
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