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Rustic Creeper Ladder

September 3, 2020 2:11 pm Published by Stephani Green

Give your creeper something to grow up with and add a cute a rustic feature to your outdoor areas withRead More...

Trimming and Training Roses

August 1, 2019 7:07 am Published by Hotspot Digital

Get your climbers looking good, and your garden off to a good spring start with some good old fashion trimmingRead More...

Verbena peruviana

January 15, 2018 8:31 am Published by Hotspot Digital

Originating from South America, Verbena Peruviana is an evergreen perennial that flowers prolifically from spring to autumn. The masses ofRead More...

Vitis labrusca

January 15, 2018 8:12 am Published by Hotspot Digital

Catawba Grape, Fox Grape Grapes have been cultivated for thousands of years. Most fruiting vines are hybrids or cultivars ofRead More...

Senecio elegans

January 11, 2018 1:02 pm Published by Hotspot Digital

Wild Cineraria Senecio is a member of the Asteraceae (daisy) family, which is the second largest family of flowering plantsRead More...

Stephanotis floribunda

January 11, 2018 12:44 pm Published by Hotspot Digital

Flower of the Princesses Stephanotis Floribunda, the ‘Flower of the Princesses‘ – this rare and infinitely precious perennial creeper comesRead More...

Philodendron Scandens

January 8, 2018 1:56 pm Published by kablooeymonsters

Sweetheart Creeper The Sweetheart Creeper, named for its glossy, heart-shaped leaves, is an attractive indoor climber. It will happily climbRead More...

Lonicera x americana

January 8, 2018 8:29 am Published by Hotspot Digital

Honeysuckle Lonicera, or Honeysuckles as they are commonly called, are found growing naturally in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere.Read More...

Lysimachia nummularia

January 8, 2018 8:20 am Published by Hotspot Digital

Golden Creeping Jenny or Moneywort Lysimachia nummularia is a low ground hugging cover that has soft stems that root asRead More...

Gloriosa superba

December 20, 2017 8:27 am Published by kablooeymonsters

Flame Lily These are known to most gardeners as the ‘Flame Lily’ (‘Vlamlelie’ in Afrikaans) Gloriosa Superba is a trailingRead More...

Dissotis canescens

December 18, 2017 1:00 pm Published by Hotspot Digital

The cosmopolitan family Melastomataceae is a very large group of more than 3 000 species of perennials, climbers, shrubs andRead More...

Clematis brachiata

December 15, 2017 12:42 pm Published by kablooeymonsters

Traveller’s Joy The Clematis Brachiata is a joy to gardeners as well, it bears masses of creamy white, fragrant flowersRead More...

Rosa banksiae

November 20, 2017 3:37 pm Published by Hotspot Digital

Yellow Banksian Rose ‘Lutea’ The Banksiae Rose is a garden favourite around the globe. It originates in West and CentralRead More...

Growing ever upwards with climbers!

March 23, 2017 11:21 am Published by kablooeymonsters

Climbers are Opportunists that will try every Trick in the Book to get your Attention. Climbers cling to and twineRead More...

Success with Clematis

January 15, 2016 7:57 am Published by Hotspot Digital

When one browses through magazines and gardening books, especially those from the UK, the pictures of Clematis are always inspiring.Read More...

Pelargoniums

September 2, 2015 8:08 am Published by Hotspot Digital

One can fill pots and barrels with bush and king pelargoniums, and fill hanging baskets and window boxes with ivy-leavedRead More...

Meet the Bignonia family, both good and bad!

August 31, 2015 8:07 am Published by kablooeymonsters

Much like human families, plant families, like the Bignonia Family, also count amongst their members both the gorgeous and theRead More...

Jasminum sambac

July 31, 2015 7:35 am Published by Hotspot Digital

Arabian Jasmine Jasminum sambac – the heavy, exotic and enticing scent of this fabulously voluptuous sprawling scrambler (it is moreRead More...

Jasminum polyanthum

July 31, 2015 7:32 am Published by Hotspot Digital

Pink Jasmine Chances are that if there’s a lovely, sweet fragrance wafting over from the neighbour’s garden at this timeRead More...

Gelsemium sempervirens

July 23, 2015 9:53 am Published by kablooeymonsters

Trumpet Flower, Evening Trumpet Flower The Trumpet Flower is a light and quick-growing evergreen climber that clings by twining its slenderRead More...

Distictis buccinatoria

May 8, 2015 7:59 am Published by Hotspot Digital

Mexican Blood-Trumpet This showy climber, the Mexican Blood Trumpet, from Mexico was planted extensively by local gardeners during the latterRead More...

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

March 26, 2015 11:06 am Published by kablooeymonsters

Bleeding Heart The genus Clerodendrum consists of numerous trees, shrubs and climbers, including the Bleeding Heart, that originate largely inRead More...