Vines - Carolina Jessamine
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  (January) Do you think Carolina jasmine would grow here in northwest Arkansas on a trellis attached to the east wall of a carport in a corner protected on the north side by a 5 foot solid fence. It would get some sunshine from the east and south.

  Carolina jasmine is considered hardy through zone 6, but there can be some winter damage in cold years especially in a very open site. It sounds like yours would be well protected, so it should be a fine choice.

  (March) We have a trellis which gets about 5 hours of sun a day, from around 10 until 3 p.m. Can you recommend a climber which would have pretty flowers, be easy to care for and is disease resistant. We have a sprinkling system, so it will get watered on a regular basis. Also, would there be something that might stay green in the winter.

  You have several options. Carolina jessamine would work well, has beautiful yellow flowers in the spring, and the vine is evergreen. There are numerous clematis vines with gorgeous flowers, but they may not be as vigorous, and all but one are deciduous. You could also use various old roses, which do lose most of their leaves in the winter, but some bloom off and on all season. The antiques do not require the spray schedule of the hybrid teas.

  (May) I put out two hydrangea last year and they leafed out OK but now the edges of the leafs are turning brown. What should I do? I have a yellow jasmine that has never looked healthy. It has a lot of dead looking stems and has never had very many blossoms. If you could give me some ideas as to how to treat these two plants I would surely be appreciative.

  Have you applied any chemicals or fertilizer near the hydrangea lately. Tip burn is usually a physical burn of some type. Water when dry, and see if it doesn't clear up. Don't do any pruning at this point, since the flowers are all set for this month. The Carolina jessamine needs sunlight to bloom. If your plant has finished blooming, try doing some pruning, both thinning and cutting back, and see if it doesn't remove the old growth, and thicken up a bit.

  (August) I currently have a small gardenia bush that is growing in a container - I would like to permanently plant in a small flower bed facing west and want to know if I can overwinter it in Greers Ferry and have it survive? I would love to plant a Carolina Jessamine in the same flower bed but am not sure it would survive our winter.

  Gardenias have become much more winter hardy in the last decade, so I think you should be fine. I would prefer you give it an eastern location with full morning sun instead of afternoon sun, simply for extra winter protection. Otherwise, I think you should be fine. They will usually not suffer damage unless temperatures dip below 15 degrees. Since it is small, you should be able to cover it, should low temperatures occur. The Carolina jessamine should do fine and will thrive in the full sun.

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