Carole's Garden Clematis Nursery - Home Page

 Award winners 

Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 

Registered Hybrid Clematis Collection for the OPCAA

 Clematis "Adrian James" PBR

This stunning deep blue, early flowering clematis displays red bars in spring.  The 15-20cm flowers are continuous all summer, progressively becoming lustrous deep velvety purple by mid season.  Flowers from mid September to late April.  Clematis 'Adrian James' flowers first on the previous season's wood, then later on new and old wood.  Pruning Group 2.

Nursery Profile

 Carole's Garden Clematis Nursery was started as Carole's Garden in 1992 and began operating from a 3/4 acre retail nursery property in the foothills of Melbourne's Dandenong Ranges.

January 1999 saw the nursery move to an 11 acre property in Somerville, on the Mornington Peninsula.  The nursery now operates as Carole's Garden Clematis Nursery, supplying thousands of clematis  wholesale to the nursery industry.  We are mail order specialists, and supply Clematis to the public in all states except WA and Tasmania.  Retail sales from the nursery are by appointment only.

Clematis have been grown by the nursery since 1993, and Carole has gained extensive knowledge of the plants and their requirements during this time.  Our hybrid clematis plants are all propagated from cuttings at the nursery and most are tried and timeless varieties.  The clematis are grown outdoors, so are hardy to the colder winter conditions, and summer sun.   

In October each year Carole's Garden Clematis Nursery holds an open weekend, when the clematis are on display to the public.  Plants both in the ground and in pots are displayed in full flower, and clematis are available for sale.  Clematis are planted along with climbing roses on a series of archways, allowing plants to perform in garden situations.  In October 2000 Jane Edmanson and the ABC filmed a segment for Gardening Australia, featuring the newly planted clematis archways.  Each year will see the plants increase in size, and produce more flowers for the display.  New varieties are also being added to the collection.

Retail sales from the nursery are  by appointment only please.  We can usually accommodate you, but please check by phone first.    Buses and tour groups welcome by arrangement.

The Nursery, located on Melbourne's beautiful Mornington Peninsula, is close to surf and bay beaches, wineries, restaurants and beautiful scenery. It is on the north side of Bungower Road, Somerville, between Lower Somerville Road and the Frankston Flinders Road.   

Travelling from Melbourne, take the Monash Freeway out of the city, then exit to Hastings along M420 at the start of the new Hallam Bypass.  Follow the signs for Hastings at the end of the South Gippsland freeway, and then continue along the  Westernport Highway (Dandenong/Hastings Road) towards Hastings.  Turn right into Bungower Road, at the large roundabout about 5km north of Hastings. (Next turning to the right after Eramosa Rd).  Carole's Garden Clematis Nursery is situated between Lower Somerville Rd. and the Frankston/Flinders Rd.

Melway 148 K4

         Proprietors :      Carole Scholes Adv Cert. Hort.  

         David Scholes Adv. Cert. Hort

         Location:           94 Bungower Rd,   Somerville,    Victoria   3912,  

         Telephone/Fax:  03 5977 9277            

         email:               carole@clematisnursery.com.au

Web design     Carole Scholes.

Webmaster      David Scholes

Web site last updated 23 April 2011