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Winter flowering jasmine- can it be trusted?
I am thinking of planting and training winter flowerin jasmine but have read on another forum it is a thug and hard to look after- is this true?
also - if i plant it to cover an arch- would it be safe to put up a scrambling rose on the other side of the arch so ive got some prettiness fir summer months?
thankyou
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Winter jasmine is a very enthusiastic grower, rampant might be a better word, but all is forgiven when it is in flower. It can be cut back hard each year to keep it under control and growing a climbing rose with it would be fine. Winter jasmine will layer itself wherever a stem touches the ground and it also suckers which is why it can be a nuisance in some gardens.
If you plant the rose on the opposite side of the arch it will be perfect as roses need feeding but winter jasmine does not so keep them apart.
Winter flowering jasmine is lovely
There's no way I'd describe it as a thug. It will grow quite happily even if you ignore it, so if people do that and it outgrows it's space what do they expect ?
It's very easy to keep it to it's space, with just a bit of regular attention - that's called gardening in my book 
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I endorse two previous posters. I love my winter jasmine which I brought as a cutting from my previous house 51 years ago. I let it spil over the side of my front driveway and it looks good summer and winter as it is evergreen and never fails to get covered in its brilliant yellow flowers in the winter.
Ooh great- i shall go and buy a couple now
am vvvv excited- love pretty stuff!
thanks all so much for your answers
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