health and fitness: Ask Alys: how do I prune my jasmine?

vendredi 7 août 2015

Ask Alys: how do I prune my jasmine?

‘I would like to ensure we have the same display next year’

We have just moved into a new home and there is a jasmine growing next to the kitchen door that gives off a wonderful scent and has lots of white flowers. I would like to ensure we have the same display next year but am nervous about how to prune it. Where do I start?

The good thing about jasmine (Jasminum officinale) is that even if you do little it tends to just keep flowering. However, if you want to train one into a particular space, or if it has become overgrown, then the best time to prune is now, after the flowers have finished.