I wouldn't cut it back until it shows signs of good recovery. If it recovers. Many of them succumb to bad weather - wet cold is a killer for them, and they don't often come back from being pruned when that happens. Some are tougher than others too. Variegated ones and those with larger foliage tend to be more vulnerable.
They often get knackered here. I have one [H. buxifolia] which is dead on one side, and fine on the other. Such is life. It's tucked in beside a shrub, which hides the dead bit fairly well. H. buxifolia is a good alternative to box - foliage is similar [hence the name] and it forms a nice globe on it's own.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
One definitely didn't make it and l've dug it out. A larger one is very badly frosted from the top to around three quarters of the way down, but when l inspected it yesterday there are green shots at the base. Still in 2 minds whether to keep it to be honest.
The two I didn't like died. The little variegated one I don't mind survived. Don't mind is about as eager as I can manage . I don't think I'll be getting any more hebes.
Oh no! Sounds as though there has been a general massacre of the hebes.
I am quite sad about mine. It was a lovely blueish purple and I had planted rosa The Lark Ascending (a tender orange/apricot) beside it... I had been looking forward to seeing them bloom together.🎻
I agree with @B3 do nothing until spring. The further North the longer I would wait. They can be cut back but take time to recover. A hard prune will take at least one growing season to regrow.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
I bought several hebe green globe last year, which I was really pleased with. They have mostly survived, apart from looking half dead at the back. I’m going to disguise the bald bits with some nepeta!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
I'm sorry for the OP and others whose Hebes did not survive this winter's cold. Just been out to take pics of my 4 Hebes, all looking good, although H. pimeleoides ‘Quicksilver’ is showing a lot of woody stems.
Hebe ‘Baby Marie’ Lovely white flowers in the Spring
Hebe ‘Matty brown’ An excellent ground-covering plant
Hebe pinguifolia ‘Sutherlandii’ 3 specimens in this pot, very slow growing
Hebe pimeleoides ‘Quicksilver’ 6 years old, getting much too woody.
I'd wait till early summer before taking any decisions. If you're in the south, it might be ok before that, as new growth could be happening by then. Probably late spring is fine for you @WAMS. The one I have which is half dead, was like that from many years ago, not this winter. It's the only remaining one from three I had. I have another which is a seedling from one of them. It's tucked in against the house wall, growing in almost nothing but gravel, and is a good size now, but it's well protected - the bench was also in front of it until recently. Out in the open is quite a different scenario for them, regardless of type.
I passed one today which had been cut right back a couple of years ago after winter damage. I expect the owners were hopeful. It hasn't changed one iota. That's just how it is here.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Many of them succumb to bad weather - wet cold is a killer for them, and they don't often come back from being pruned when that happens. Some are tougher than others too. Variegated ones and those with larger foliage tend to be more vulnerable.
They often get knackered here. I have one [H. buxifolia] which is dead on one side, and fine on the other. Such is life. It's tucked in beside a shrub, which hides the dead bit fairly well.
H. buxifolia is a good alternative to box - foliage is similar [hence the name] and it forms a nice globe on it's own.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Don't mind is about as eager as I can manage . I don't think I'll be getting any more hebes.
I am quite sad about mine. It was a lovely blueish purple and I had planted rosa The Lark Ascending (a tender orange/apricot) beside it... I had been looking forward to seeing them bloom together.🎻
If nothing has happened by May at the very latest, you have a new planting opportunity😊
They can be cut back but take time to recover. A hard prune will take at least one growing season to regrow.
The one I have which is half dead, was like that from many years ago, not this winter. It's the only remaining one from three I had. I have another which is a seedling from one of them. It's tucked in against the house wall, growing in almost nothing but gravel, and is a good size now, but it's well protected - the bench was also in front of it until recently. Out in the open is quite a different scenario for them, regardless of type.
I passed one today which had been cut right back a couple of years ago after winter damage. I expect the owners were hopeful. It hasn't changed one iota. That's just how it is here.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...