I just love the fragrance of the Confederate jasmine as it drifts throughout the yard. And the chickens just love scratching around it to look for bugs and worms.
Trachelospermum jasminoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia. The common names include star jasmine, Confederate jasmine and trader's compass.
This hardy vine is pretty easy to grow and fills in quickly when you have something that you want to cover up. It worked well for us because we used the vine to cover up a post that was installed to hold a huge satellite dish that was long gone when we bought the property. Instead of removing the pole, my husband used a panel of wooden lattice that he had left over from another project and so he just attached the panel to the pole with some screws and wire to hold it up.
We then planted the jasmine in front of the pole and within just a couple of years we had the deep glossy green leaved vine covering up the lattice. It stays green all year, blooms in the spring and the birds just love hiding within the mass to build nests inside.
The statue of the girl was added later. And because I always knew that I wanted a statue or something there in front of the planting, I was always on the look out for the right accent. During one of our trips up to Tennessee to visit Roger's mom, I happened to spot some yard art for sale at a house located out on the highway near her home.
So on the way back home, we stopped and bought it. And my sweet husband obliged to load it in the back of his pickup truck and bring it back to South Carolina for me.
If you are interested in starting a vine in your yard, check out this link http://www.wikihow.com/Plant-Confederate-Jasmine for several methods and tips for planting.
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