Climbing Plants - PDF ebook

The "Climbing Plants" Ebook is 102 pages packed with great pictures and ideas on how to use climbing plants in the garden. Written by John Mason and staff of ACS Distance Education, the "Climbing Plants" ebook is a great way to get to know the kinds of climbing plants that can be used in landscaping.

Climbers are versatile plants that can serve the same purpose as shrubs, while using less space. They can be used to hide unsightly walls, fence off boundaries and provide shelter or shade growing over walls or roofs of structures, such as pergolas, arches and arbours.

This book is a fantastic guide to climbers complete with full colour photographs, ideal for everyone from the gardening enthusiast to landscape designers.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND GROWING CLIMBERS
Twining stems
Tendrils
Adhesive aerial roots
Hooks
Climbers grown frequently in hot climates
Commonly used climbers in temperate climates

CHAPTER 2 ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF CLIMBERS
Philodendron

CHAPTER 3 USING CLIMBERS
Climbers for cottage gardens
Climbers for coastal areas
Climbers to grow on trees
Climbers to grow on walls
Trellis
Why trellis?
Different ways of using trellis
Materials
Supports
Warning
Landscaping with trellis
Choosing plants to grow on trellis

CHAPTER 4 BOUGAINVILLEAS
How to grow bougainvilleas
What climate is best?
Different ways to grow bougainvilleas
Tub plants
Topiary and hedging
Shrubs
Indoor plants
Bonsai specimens
Cover a pergola or fence
Fertiliser

CHAPTER 5 CLEMATIS

APPENDIX