Botanic Families Botanic Names

Christine and John Nicholls are retired, but previously ran a nursery in New Zealand, specialising in climbing plants. During that time, they wanted a comprehensive list of climbing plants, but could not find anything that met their vision. So, they have spent the last 20 years building it themselves. This database is the culmination of what began life as their idea for their second book, but quickly became far too enormous for that. They continue to spend time adding more sources, plants, common names and researching further.

John originally emigrated to New Zealand from England and met Christine, a schoolteacher. They married and had three children. Today they are proud grandparents of two and alongside researching plants, enjoy cooking, crafts and reading.