Star Jasmine fence screening using wire

[Gwandalan_Tales]

Star Jasmine plants trained along wire to cover a backyard fence.

• The project
• Steps
• Tools and materials
• How to choose a screening plant
• More inspiration for your screening plant project

The project

We recently had a swimming pool installed in our backyard and have been thinking for months about how we bring the black fence to life inside the pool fence. I drive past a beautiful Star Jasmine wall trained with wire each day near our home, and we decided that would be a prefect project for this space. 

Steps

Step 1

We measured the total length of the fence cover, then divided it by 700mm to determine how many plants would be needed, marking each point as we went.

Step 2

We hammered nails in at the bottom and top of the fence at each 700mm mark. This formed the points we bent the wire around, in a diamond pattern.

Step 3

We stretched wire to each nail, creating a sharp bend around each nail. We continued the whole way along the fence, creating large diamonds and crosses. We pulled the wire firmly to straighten it as much as possible.

Step 4

We then planted the Star Jasmine plants as each point of the wire, covering it with fresh soil, watering in with Seasol. 

We gently wrapped the Star Jasmine around the wire, stretching it upwards along the training wire.

Seasol, water, sun, then wait for it to grow!

Tools and materials

Materials used in the project:

• 28 x 140mm Star Jasmine 
  
  
• Galvanised wire Jack wire-pak 1.57 x 20m 
  
  
• Liquid Seasol
  
  
• Seasol potting mix.

Tools used in the project:

• Hammer
  
  
• Paslode bullet head nails 760 pack
  
  
• Trowel.

How to choose a screening plant

Experienced Workshop member Adam lists commonly used screening plants and explains what to consider when deciding which plants to use in How to choose a screening plant.

More inspiration for your screening plant project

Workshop member Roy also used Star Jasmine for the incredibly popular project training climbers to screen a fence.

Community member Gina used balustrade wiring when creating a green wall with climbing Jasmine.

You'll find more creative ideas shared by Bunnings Workshop community members in our Top 10 most popular screening projects.

[shaneboladeras]

When the jasmine starts growing in the spring after one season following planting, do I cut off most of the shoots, training a small number to go up the wire? Thanks. 

[MitchellMc]

Hi @shaneboladeras,

You should try to train as many shoots as possible to head up the frame. If there are shoots that are not long enough now, you can leave them until next season and then train them. If there are shoots in positions that can't be trained, you can remove those.

Try to train as many as possible so you can send more than one shoot up each cable. This will allow them to fill in much quicker.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mitchell