Cutting back

What should I do with the following plants, all planted last year (not sown from seed but bought as young plants) that have died back - Sedum, fuchsia, Crocosmiia? The fuchsia seems to have buds on the stems, but the stems are thin and spindly. Is it finished? I hear the Crocosmiia will grow back but the remaining foliage and stalks are pale and hollow, should I clip them all away and let it regenerate from the bulb?

Simple answers only please. I used to think I knew about these things but have come to the conclusion I am basically a beginner. Although I have been gardening for about ten years I have never really got the hang of what to do with plants after their first growing season, either I have not lived in places long enough to see them through, or else things just grow well for me for the summer, then die and never come back.

 

Hi Simon,

Leave the Fuchsia alone as the stems provide protection for the crown of the plant over the Winter.

The Crocosmia I always cut back in the Autumn as they die back for the Winter.

Is the Sedum a large type ( common name Ice Plant ) ? If so then this you can leave till the Spring.