Dense star jasmine on trellis

Star Jasmine

The star jasmine project. Before, during, and after. And after. And after.

Started pruning in August 2025. Same walls, months apart.

Back garden, west side

August 2025 West garden bare trellis after prune
After the hard prune
October 2025 Bare trellis, one plant pushing
Signs of life (barely)
February 2026 West garden after re-pruning
After re-pruning
March 2026 West garden now
Now

Side of house, west

Before Side passage, very sparse
Very sparse
Before Side passage thick at ends, bare middle
Thick ends, nothing in the middle
Getting there Side passage regrowth spreading
Starting to fill back in
March 2026 Passage with moderate regrowth
Spreading evenly now
March 2026 Coverage building along passage
Coverage building
March 2026 Partial coverage on passage trellis
Getting there

Back garden, east side

Before East back garden, panels still bare
Panels still bare
Before East back garden at its patchiest
At its patchiest
Earlier East back garden filling in
Filling in
March 2026 East back with passionfruit mixing in
Passionfruit has invited itself

Back garden, north side

Earlier North garden sparse, bare trunk
Sparse, bare sections
March 2026 North garden dense coverage
Filled right back in
March 2026 North garden with bee hotel
Bee hotel being consumed
March 2026 North garden wider view
Dense on the left, still filling to the right

Side of house, east

Vines threading through overhead mesh
Only photo so far. Work in progress

What's Next

August 2025
The Big Prune
Took everything back. Bare trellis everywhere.
Sep 2025 - Jan 2026
First Recovery
New growth from old wood. Training and shaping.
February 2026
Round Two
More tidying, re-pruning, shaping what grew over summer.
March 2026
Where We Are Now
Last feed of the season. Heading into the slow months.
Winter 2026
Leave It Alone
Hardest part. Nothing to do but wait.
Spring 2026
The Big Push
Everything grows. The most hands-on season.
Nov 2026 - Spring 2027
Flowers
The payoff. Every wall covered, every wall flowering.