I have recently moved house and inherited a garden that at one time was
planned for but for a while has been allowed to get out of control. In an
effort to try to recover things I was think of cutting things back and see
how things look.

Is this a good time of year to cut the plants back or is it better to wait
till spring?

I can not be specific on the plants but they seem to be mainly a mix of
evergreen shrubs & conifers.

Eric