Mum's Mystery Border

Yes, a whole border!

This border runs from my side gate to the front wall. This is the view from the front wall towards the gate. (Not showing mystery shrubs #1 and #2 )



Looks a bit of a mess, huh

Now, I *think* this may be some kind of shrub rose and it has clusters of pink, non fragrant flower heads ...



Mixed in, and all long this border is what I believe to be Kerria Japonica ...



Next to that ... is what I believe is a shrub fuscia - well overgrown! Not much life to it at the base, but, I can see the tips are showing a little sign of life (tips being over 5ft tall! Not included in the pictures)



And finally, an evergreen shrub next to the back gate (this has very pretty yellow flowers and is also a tall shrub) ....




What I would *like* to do, is get the hedge trimmers and secateurs out and really get in amongst it all and rejuvenate the plants. But, if I'm right about the types of shrubs they are, they all need their trims at different times of year?

Any, and all, help appreciated

 

Looks like you have a lot of work there mum, just need some decent weather to get on with it ,

 

Last pic looks like a Hypericum sp.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=H...C&biw=1215&bih=550&sei=QcVIUeuiKM3s0gXS1IGQBA

 

Agree with Silver surfer, the last pic is Hypericum, probably Hypericum hidcote. You can prune it now, they're quite tough so cut it back as hard as you want really.
They usually flower around mid summer, so if pruned now it will still have plenty of time to put on lots of new growth before then.
The alternative is to prune it after flowering, which would be in late summer/early autumn, either way is fine really.

 

Definitely prune that fuschia hard, if it's 5' tall now it'll be 10' tall and wide by Autumn.

 

Looks like you may have some "Rosa Rugosa" in there somewhere.

Cheers, Tony.