The Jessamine is Blooming

The Carolina jessamine (jasmine to some) is blooming this week.



It's a native, wild, evergreen vine that blooms in early spring around here. It's thick in some woodlots, like the one next door to me.

This big pine is in my yard, even.



I can be pretty thick in the shrubby midstory. You don't notice it much in the summertime, but it's pretty obvious this time of year before the trees have leafed out.


Photos by my wife

I will be growing some of this on my pergola this year.