Fuschia Hedge

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My front garden is small and shaded and I fancied planting some fuschia as a hedge to give some nice colour and interest. Can anyone give advice on whether this is viable and if it is any suggestions as to what types I can put in? Have seen some in a garden catalogue but don't know if I will be left with a bare woody thing at the end of the year. Would they grow back next year or would I have to plant again? Thanks in advance for any advice.

angelavdavis

I have a hardy fuschia bush in my garden and many houses here have them as hedging (I am on the South Coast). I find mine flowers all year round. It keeps a lot of its leaves over winter. I think mine is Phyllis. You have to be careful in colder regions though as it isn't really really frost hardy.

Mine grows in semi shade.

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Many thanks. It sounds as though it would be fine in my area, the South East. Now all I have to do is chose a nice variety and get planting.

Chris25

I love this oner in particular but it would only make a low hedge http://tonis-fuchsias.livejournal.com/ scroll down, third large photo - Genii.

here's a list of suitable hedging plants - I think Riccartonii is a old favourite http://plants.thompson-morgan.com/list/fuchsias-hedging

meanmarie

A1,

If you are concerned about any fuchsia being a little too tender to over winter outside, put a good layer of bark chippings over the roots around early October....you could also take a few cuttings in July/August and overwinter indoors so that you will have replacements should the worst happen, but I think that you should have no problem in SE England.

Marie

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Thanks to all for the advice. Am really looking forward to doing this as I really like fuschias and the idea of having a nice hedge of them is something to look forward to. Many thanks, Chris25, for the links. Have had a look already so just have to decide now what to get.