Fuschia pruning problem

Hi everybody i'm a young gardener in need of help with the Fuschia's in my garden.I seem to have two kinds ,one kind i'm fine with, they shoot from the base and i just cut them back in the spring when new growth appears. The second lot are large shrubs that just keep growing ,what do i do ,please help a novice.
many thanks for any help.

 

I asume the ones you are having trouble with are the true hardy types. With these the top growth does not get killed by the frost, and therefore carries on growing from where it left off the previous year.
These too can be cut back to ground level in the spring, they will probably 'bleed' sap, but if they are well established they will not come to any real harm.

 

Thanks pete i will give it a go
many thanks

 

Personally I would just prune them back to the required shape in spring.

 

Agree with Simon - the hardy bush fuschias can be effectively cut to any shape you like. Sometimes it's a good idea though to cut them down to ground level every few years as I hav efound it helps control infestation of thrips etc.