non flowering summer jasmines, bill mackenzie clematis
I've had these two summer jasmines (white flowers) for a long time. The one by my front door has never flowered properly, just a few white flowers at best. It has been there 14ish years and faces north east. I prune it back late summer, ie after the time when it should have bloomed. I cut it hard back this autumn wondering if this might encourage it. It can be a nuisance as it can push stems under the porch felt
The one at the back is 25ish years old and has very occasionally flowered well, but usually nothing. It is south west but is shady from fence and the apple tree. It is vigorous and I have to cut it back at the top to keep it from climbing in the tree branches, but I don't prune the lower part until late summer.
I'm inclined to remove both of them as they need a lot of cutting/ pruning with nothing to show. Having seen a lovely yellow clematis which I think is Bill mackenzie i am wondering about replacing the back jasmine with the clematis, but maybe it also is too vigorous?
Can I get these jasmines to strut their stuff or are there other suggestions?
The one at the back is 25ish years old and has very occasionally flowered well, but usually nothing. It is south west but is shady from fence and the apple tree. It is vigorous and I have to cut it back at the top to keep it from climbing in the tree branches, but I don't prune the lower part until late summer.
I'm inclined to remove both of them as they need a lot of cutting/ pruning with nothing to show. Having seen a lovely yellow clematis which I think is Bill mackenzie i am wondering about replacing the back jasmine with the clematis, but maybe it also is too vigorous?
Can I get these jasmines to strut their stuff or are there other suggestions?


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In the sticks near Peterborough
Don't they need a warm , sunny spot to flower well?
The one at the back is possibly suffering from too much competition for nutrients to flower well.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...