Climbers

Duranta erecta Geisha Girl is an excellent evergreen vibrant climber/ scrambling shrub. Rich purple flowers with a white edge to the petals appear on long cascading stems, in spring and summer, followed by abundant orange-yellow berries in autumn and winter. Geisha Girl is ideal as a hedge or for a splash of contrasting colour in your garden. A vigorous pruning after flowering has finished for the season will promote bushy growth and a fuller flush of flowers next time round.
The leaves and particularly the berries of the plant are toxic and can be dangerous to children, dogs and cats.

Soil: Well-drained soil. Mulch and water well.
Conditions: Sunny to part shade and suitable for most parts of Australia. Tolerates dry periods.
Size: Height 3m x width 2m

Striking white flowers adorn Aloha White mandevilla - a gorgeous plant that can be trained to climb, trail or cascade. Add colour to your garden with this bold and beautiful flowering vine as the eye-catching white blooms flower continuously from spring until autumn. They like something to climb up like wire mesh fencing, arbors, trellises or pergolas. Mandevilla enjoy a feed now and again so use either a general purpose controlled release fertiliser in spring and autumn or one of the many liquid feeds. You’ll be rewarded with denser, healthier foliage and increased flowering response. Cut back to desired shape after flowering and they will even respond to a hard cut. Best to do that before winter at the end of their flowering season.

Soil: Plant them in compost-rich, free-draining soil directly in the ground or in a pot.
Conditions: Full sun. Drought and coastal tolerant. Frost tender.
Size: Height 4m x width 0.5m

A small scrambling shrub with beautiful lilac/violet coloured pea shaped flowers, Hardenbergia violacea Bliss is part of the family known as the Coral Pea or False Sarsparilla. Leathery dark green foliage offsets the vibrant purple flowers creating a colourful display during the cooler months. If left unsupported Bliss will grow into a loosely shaped shrub. Bliss shows off a vigorous growth habit and is a useful plant for growing on pergolas, trellises and fences, or simply let it spread into a creeping ground cover.


Soil: Well-drained soil
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Adaptable to most Australian climates.
Size: Height 1-1.5m x width 1-1.5m

Hedera canariensis, commonly known as Canary Island Ivy, is a versatile evergreen climber that adds a touch of elegance to any space it graces. With its large, glossy leaves of rich green, this vigorous climber can quickly transform any garden area, trellis, or wall into a verdant tapestry. Not only limited to outdoor spaces, Canary Island Ivy makes a stunning indoor plant, purifying the air while bringing a sense of calm and freshness to your interior décor. Regular pruning will maintain a tidy growth habit and prevent it from becoming invasive. It is an excellent landscape plant, especially when used as a ground cover.

Soil: Prefers well-draining soil kept consistently moist.
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade. Great in dry and difficult sites.
Size: Height 30m x width 3-4m

Bougainvillea Bambino Sunrise is a stunning compact shrub that displays soft pink and peachy bracts, bringing a gentle yet vibrant touch to any garden space. This small, bushy plant is perfect for container gardening, topiary, small hedges, and planter boxes, making it versatile enough for courtyards and patios. With regular light pruning and a potash-rich fertilizer from spring through autumn, Sunrise will reward you with repeated flushes of beautiful blooms. Ideal for smaller spaces, this delightful plant adds a warm, sunny ambiance wherever it grows.

Soil: Thrives in well-draining, fertile soil. Enrich the soil with compost or organic matter to boost growth and flowering potential.
Conditions: Prefers a warm, sunny position to thrive. Tolerant to some drought once established, though regular watering during dry spells is beneficial. Sensitive to frost, so shelter in cooler climates.
Size: 1–1.5m H x 1–1.5m W

Wisteria floribunda Violacea Plena is a hardy, fast-growing Japanese climber that will create a beautiful focal point with stunning pendulous racemes of long flowers that can grow up to 1m long. Wisteria Violacea Plena bears masses of semi-double mauve flowers with a light fragrance in early spring and spectacular autumn foliage colour. It will need strong support and is perfect for growing over a pergola or arch, on walls or fences or along a verandah.

Soil: Moist and well-drained soil. This species will also tolerate clay and sandy soils.
Conditions: Full sun or partial shade. Moderately frost and salt tolerant.
Size: Height 9m x width 6m

Originating from the famous Knott's Berry Farm in California, the superb hybrid Rubus ursinus x. idaeus Boysenberry is a complicated cross between a blackberry, loganberry, dewberry and raspberry!  It is vigorous and a prolific cropper. White flowers in early spring are followed by large firm conical dark purple blackberries. The fruit is round to oblong in shape and dark purple in colour. They have a unique flavour that combines the tartness from good old-fashioned wild blackberries with a sweet hint of raspberry. Train on wires as you would raspberries, as a fan, or even over an arch. Prune after harvesting in summer or autumn, by cutting the fruited canes down to the ground. When the new canes start growing the following spring and summer, tie them onto their supports. Self-fertile

Soil: Adaptable to most soil types.
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade. Frost hardy
Size: Height 2.5m x width 2.5m