Best Climbers
Climbing plants are among the most useful plants in the garden. Deciduous climbers are great for growing over pergolas to create summer shade but allow the winter sun through. Evergreen climbers are great for growing over a fence, providing ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Australian Climbing Plants
Climbers and scramblers are superb additions to the garden. They form excellent screen plants for walls and fences, provide shelter from the sun when grown on pergolas and add interest and variety when grown on trees or amongst shrubs. Many ... [... more]
Australian National Botanic Gardens |
Wonga-wonga Vine
The Wonga-wonga vine, (Pandorea pandorana), is a fast-growing Australian native climbing plant. It can be found in eastern Australia from Queensland to Tasmania growing vigorously over tall trees. It is also a spectacular garden plant. Pandorea ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Billardiera ringens
The genus Billardiera is named in honour of the French botanist La Billardiere, and includes about twenty species of handsome climbing plants. Don looked at a member of the group called Billardiera ringens, a moderately vigorous twiner with ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Happy Wanderer (Hardenbergia violacea 'Happy Wanderer')
Climbing plants are excellent for covering or decorating walls, fences, pergolas, arches and arbours. They are also very good screening plants in areas where trees and shrubs are too large. Don looked at a typical range of climbers available ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Patio Makeover
Potted plants can be used to soften the look of hard surfaces for example where a paved area meets the wall of the house. The area can be softened further with the use of climbing plants. If these are trained on a trellis they are easy to control ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Geranium - Pelargonium
These evergreen bushy plants are commonly known by the name of ‘Geranium’. Botanically speaking, however, they are actually Pelargoniums. Ivy shaped leaves and snow white, pink or red flowers in spring and summer. Great as a small climbing plant, ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
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