[poultrygeist]

We have a bit of hedging between us and next door of winter jasmine that is donkey's years old and looking a bit scratty. It is still flowering but looks a bit tired.
Last autumn, next door decimated part of it from their side which now looks like a pile of twigs.
If I were to lightly clip with shears in a couple of weeks from our side, would that encourage it to flower better next season or does it need careful pruning ??

Rob

[Celtic Eagle]

Believe it does but no wiser than you. Let's find an expert must be one round here somewhere

[Yorkie]

My book says to cut out the oldest third of shoots after flowering - prune back far enough to allow for new summer growth.  You can go back to the base on that third if desired.  This allows for renewal over a period of 3 years without shocking the plant too much at a time.

[DIGGER]

I think that they are pretty tough,so you will have difficulty doing to much damage.
Prune immediatly after flowering. Other than that a mulch if it tends to get dry

[Celery]

I have winter flowering jasmine on my house and I will trim it up when the flower stop.I would definetly trim it will come back nexted year.
I would feed it as well!                                                                          Celery

[poultrygeist]

Thanks folks. I'll give it a haircut in a few weeks. It gets a good mulch of wind-blown leaves in autumn so they should rot down and give it some nutrients as well as keep it moist.
It must be a few decades old (like most things in our garden) so would have a good root system.

Rob