Can I prune my jasmine bush? It is about 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide.
Summer jasmine is best pruned just after flowering, in late summer or early autumn. Winter jasmine should be pruned in spring, immediately after flowering. On both types you can cut back flowered stems to a strong sideshoot and thin out crowded, crossing or misplaced branches. You should also remove any weak or thin stems. Overgrown vines can be cut back to about 2 feet from the ground.
When do I plant Jasmine Night blooming plants/vines?
This article should help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/jasmine/growing-jasmine-plants.htm
This should help: https://www.gardenguides.com/85865-plant-night-blooming-jasmine-seeds.html
and: http://www.seedman.com/fragrant.htm
I have recently purchased an arbor. I also purchased both Carolina and Star jasmine. I wanted to know if I can grow these two plants together on the same structure? If so, how will I intertwine them so they both grow over the entire structure? I got the two different vines so I would have flowers all through summer instead of just spring with the Carolina jasmine.
Depending on the size of your arbor, you might want to purche another set and plant on both sides of the arbor. This way, they will meet at the top and your arbor will be evenly covered. Don't worry too much about trying to intertwine the stems, they will do this naturally. This article should help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/jasmine/growing-jasmine-plants.htm
Large climber with dark green leaves and small yellow flowers. Has grown vigorously up and over a pergola. We have just moved in the property. It was covered in little yellow flowers, which have just died off. I have checked all the websites and cannot find what it is. I found something similar that has an orange centre, but these flowers are completely yellow. As you can tell I am a novice gardener and I dont want to kill it !!!!
The plant could be Carolina Jasmine. This fact sheet shows pictures: https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/gelsemiumsemper.htm
I have a vine that is 4 yrs old. Neighbors put up new fence, so the plant is a tangled mess and they cut some of the vines. Want to place it back on a chain link. How do I prune it, cut it, etc. without killing it?
Summer jasmine is best pruned just after flowering, in late summer or early autumn. Winter jasmine should be pruned in spring, immediately after flowering. On both types you can cut back flowered stems to a strong sideshoot and thin out crowded, crossing or misplaced branches. You should also remove any weak or thin stems. Overgrown vines can be cut back to about 2 feet from the ground.
I have a big jasmine plant/bush that only blooms in August/September months when it it too cold to sit outside and enjoy the fragrance. Is this normal or can I do something to get it to bloom during summer months? I cut it back quite radically when it has finished blooming.
That is rather odd. I suspect that there is a combination of pruning and fertilizer that may be causing this.
When you prune the plant, you are cutting away much of the type of growth the plant blooms on, and it takes about a year for it to regrow. Since you are pruning in the cooler months, it has to wait nearly a year to be able to rebloom - and thus the cycle is repeated. If you can, wait until the spring to prune or don't prune at all this year to get the plant back on its normal cycle.
Second, if you are like most people, you probably cut back on your fertilizer in the cooler months. You may be using a fertilizer that is too heavy on the nitrogen. Too much nitrogen will result in a lush, fast growing plant that has few blooms. Then, when you cut back on your fertilizer, the plant is getting less nitrogen and is able to bloom again. If you are fertilizing, look for a fertilizer that is a little heavier in phosphorous than in nitrogen and that will help with blooming as well.