I would cut it back about a foot from the ground to get it to fill in better at the bottom. You can keep the height down by trimming at the top once the bottom fills in a little better.

Thanks for your input, ron. I am wondering if I should wait until February or should I do it right now? There are lots of Lakeview Jasmines in my neighborhood and they don't seem to be very much affected by cold weather.

Well I'm sure not the one to ask! I've lived in Florida now all of 3 weeks and have no idea how things grow here. Back in Ohio I understood perfectly the best times to do everything,but as someone already told me "forget everything you know about gardening because it's all different here". So I'm scouring the web looking for any help I can get on gardening in Florida.

The previous homeowners had a landscape plan that has all of the names of the trees and plants,so my journey begins with learning all I can about them.

Happy gardening jerzeegirl!

You're lucky to even have one. Most of them have succumbed to a disease that attacks citrus. I had one years ago in Tampa, it was big and beautiful, I think I pruned it once a year but I don't recall when.

I have lots of Jasmine and hibiscus along with other flowering shrubs so the pruning of them is something I am especially interested in.

There are some pruning experts in this forum. If you post a photo, sometimes you will get a marked up photo showing exactly where to prune. Very helpful with my jatropha tree!