Garden Structures: pergolas, arbours and gazebos
May 17, 2021 2:33 pmGarden structures outside your house can enhance the look of the garden by making it more appealing and professionally finished.Read More...
Rustic Creeper Ladder
September 3, 2020 2:11 pmGive 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 amGet 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 amOriginating 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 amCatawba 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 pmWild 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 pmFlower 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 pmSweetheart 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 amHoneysuckle 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 amGolden 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 amFlame 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 pmThe 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 pmTraveller’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 pmYellow 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 amClimbers 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 amWhen 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 amOne 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 amMuch 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 amArabian 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 amPink 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 amTrumpet 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 amMexican 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 amBleeding Heart The genus Clerodendrum consists of numerous trees, shrubs and climbers, including the Bleeding Heart, that originate largely inRead More...
Clerodendrum nutans
March 26, 2015 10:46 amNodding Clerodendrum, Bridal Veil There is no need to mourn the end of summer when splendid autumn flowerers like Clerodendrum NutansRead More...
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