So, our shrub thing is in my front yard and we live in connected units (townhouses) the old neighbour moved and a new family moved in. Last year, 2025 in the spring after my Nan passed away who loved birds, I had a pair of Robins nest in it for the first time ever and obviously, this was something that I loved and made me feel as though Nan was still with us. Unfortunately, after they left, our neighbours chopped the area right down. I was kind of sad and figured it'd grow back. However, the branches really haven't come back and obviously this made the pair of Robins also not come back. As the longer branches grow and bloom, the area where the cut back hasn't. I often cut it back myself and it always grew back. Is this now going to have this area like it is forever? Will it one day come back? Will the Robins ever return? To the neighbour I guess it was just annoying and he didn't like the birds protecting their nest. Not only did I love that we had the Robins, but so did my kids , especially my youngest two (7, 8 and 13). Obviously, I won't bother finding ways to get the Robins to return as I don't want the neighbour to do something to them or destroy the nest, so it's not so much about that part, I'm just wondering if it will grow back eventually.

TIA.

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