James Twining
James Twining graduated from Oxford University with a degree in French literature. His first Tom Kirk adventure, The Double Eagle, was published with great success on both sides of the Atlantic. He lives in London with his wife and their two ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
A large climber with twining stems and oval, thin-textured leaves in opposite pairs. Young leaves are lobed. Flowers are long-tubular, very sweet-scented, and white aging to yellow. Fruit is a black berry. Found along forest edges and river ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Creeping or climbing groundsel (Senecio angulatus)
May be a shrub with long canes which will climb, or if a suitable support is available, it becomes a conventional climber, twining around its supports. Its leaves are glossy, thick and fleshy, and bluntly lobed. Flowers are daisy-like with yellow ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
English ivy (Hedera helix)
English ivy climbs up tree trunks, clinging by small clusters of aerial roots to the bark, unlike most climbers which have twining stems or tendrils. It has 3 lobed leaves, which are thin-textured and only slightly glossy, often with a slight ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Black-eyed susan (Thunbergia alata)
A large herbaceous twining plant with thin-textured heart-shaped leaves with roughly hairy surfaces, and very distinctive bright orange flowers with a black centre. The base of the flower is enclosed in a pair of green flaps (bracts). The fruit ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Stephanotis floribunda
This handsome evergreen climber from Madagascar is part of 5-15 species of twining woody-stemmed climbers found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Madagascar and Asia. It grows to a height and spread of 3m (10 ft), is primarily ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Merrill B. Twining
The Battle for Guadalcanal "A VIVID NARRATIVE . . . A splendid first-person account of the costly campaign that enabled Allied forces to wrest Guadalcanal from the Japanese in World War II's Pacific theater." , the military professional can [... more]
Random House |
Twinings Floral Art Marquee
The tribute inside the floral marquee is a heart felt mark of respect for those that have lost their lives fighting for peace. 2006 is the year of the veteran so the theme this year is remembrance and florists and floral art clubs are given the ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
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