Had the most wonderful fushia in the front garden forming a hedge along a low growing wall

If your fuchsia was a hardy one, and been in situ for some years, just make sure you haven't got new growth coming up from the ground. We have a very old one here, 6 feet high - this year, all the woody branches had been killed back to the ground, so I cut it down to the ground and its now growing up from the roots.

I've only today found a shoot coming from my Lady Boothby fuchsia that I was convinced was dead. Hold on a bit longer, Bikeydude.

Thanks for replies, have sawn down to just above ground level and noticed some green growth coming through around the stump, thought it was some other plant as leaves didn't resemble fushia leaves will give it a bit of time to see what happens. Heartened to think all may not be lost.

If you can post a photo of the leaves coming through, we could identify fuchsia growth...

Yes agree with bamboo, i have a fushia hedge on one of my jobs, completely gone that is all the grwth from last year, but from the base new shoots are plenty, so i would be certain yours will have some coming through, julien.

With a lot of plants, the fast growing sprouts after frost damage look quite different from the normal adult growth.

Left plant for few weeks as advised now lots of shoots coming through and growth looks great, don't think it will provide a hedge for this summer though unless you know different.

Probably not a hedge, Bikeydude - but then a new replacement wouldn't have either. If its not cut to the ground again this year with another severe winter, it'll be a hedge (more or less) next year.

You'll probably find it grows quite a bit this year. Those well established roots are just raring to go.

appreciate your comments. thankyou.