Climbers

Solanum Pepino Gold is a member of the potato family, yet it has a delicious, subtle flavoured fruit similar to a honeydew or rockmelon. The bush produces clusters of purple and white flowers, which look like those of the potato, at the end of the stems. Pepino Gold produce very pale green fruit which, as they grow larger and mature, develop purple stripes. At maturity, the fruit is a deep yellow. Perfect for adding to ice cream or fruit salad, as well as a great chutney or sauce. Pepino grows in a sprawling habit and makes an excellent ground cover plant. It tends to fruit better when grown over a trellis. 

Soil: Rich, composted soil.
Conditions: Grow in a position with full sun to partial shade. Varieties grown for their fruit perform best in warm conditions. In regions with cool summers, they are best grown in a greenhouse or other protected, warm location.
Size: Height 1m x width 1m

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

Bougainvillea Babybino Pedro is a spectacular compact shrub with warm, brick-red tracts that flower periodically through the year, with a main flowering flush in spring and summer. As its name suggests, it is a smaller bred plant that is perfect for a favourite pot, understory planting, courtyard, topiary or hedging. Some light pruning after flowering is recommended.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Drought, heat and coastal tolerant. Frost tender.
Size: Height 1.2m x width 1m

Aloha Pink Perfection is the only Australian-bred mandevilla on the market that will not fade in the heat of summer, making it a standout performer in warm climates. Masses of vibrant, eye-catching bright pink blooms cover this bold and beautiful flowering vine from spring right through to autumn, delivering long-lasting colour when other varieties can struggle. This versatile plant can climb, trail or cascade, making it perfect for a wide range of garden uses. Train it up wire mesh fencing, arbors, trellises or pergolas for a striking vertical feature, or allow it to spill gracefully from pots and hanging baskets for a softer look. After flowering, cut back to your desired shape. Aloha Pink Perfection responds well to pruning and will even tolerate a hard cut if needed. Major pruning is best done before winter at the end of the flowering season to keep the plant tidy and vigorous for the following year.

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

You can't get much happier than Hibbertia Little Rocker! Large bright buttercup-yellow flowers dot this neat low-growing native groundcover during spring. Golden guinea flower will add a zesty zing of colour to almost any garden, as it is largely unfussy as to soil or climate. Little Rocker doesn't spread or climb, has low water requirements, and is ideal for pots and containers, baskets and windowboxes. Perfect for rockeries and mass planting as a ground cover. 

Soil: Plant in a free draining soil rich in organic matter.
Conditions: Hibbertias enjoy a full sun position in the garden to maximise flowering, though will tolerate part shade.  Hardy and able to withstand hot conditions with regular water.
Size: Height 0.30m x width 0.40m

Even in its first year, Pride of Ringwood hops promises to provide a pleasing vertical garden accent and a good crop of aromatic cones due to its vigorous growth. Hops require a sturdy trellis for stable growth and provide a lovely display in a pot or hanging basket. Harvesting of hops begins when the flower cones feel light and dry, in late summer - early autumn. After harvesting, dry the cones in a shady spot with good airflow. After harvesting, the bines can be trimmed back.

Soil: Well-drained soil with plenty of organic compost. Mulch around the plant to retain moisture and water well during dry periods over summer.
Conditions: A frost-free, sunny position is preferred, with protection from the hot afternoon sun in warmer climates.
Size: Height 6-8m x width 2m

Hedera Helix Ivy is a compact, evergreen vine or ground cover with small to medium-deep green and glossy leaves. Self-attaching via rootlets on the base of stems, this decorative plant is suitable for rockeries, hanging baskets, climbing walls and trees. This plant is suitable for both indoors and outdoors in a very bright position.

Soil: Adaptable to most soil types.
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade. Best suited to cooler climates. Coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 6m x width 6m

Hibbertia scandens produce large golden-yellow flowers for most of the year amongst dark green glossy leaves on vigorous, twining stems. Hibbertia scandens is an ideal groundcover and one of the major attractions of Hibbertia scandens is its long flowering nature along with ease of pruning. This compact plant is useful in a range of landscaping situations, especially over embankments and with support, can become a climbing plant used to cover fences, walls, pergolas and buildings. Prune well after flowering to encourage more compact growth.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Sunny open position. Salt, wind, coastal and drought tolerant.
Size: Height 0.30m x width 2m ( 5m height is achievable with support)