Another tree

There's another tree I spotted near where I work in Coorparoo. I don't know what it's called but I really like it, and the tree itself.

Here it is: some detective work now needed to find out what it is and where I can get one!

Cassia - yellow

I have wanted one of these trees for years. There was a large one spreading over my grandmother's garden when I was a kid, and I loved it, especially it's little leaves, and curled up snail-like yellow flowers. I would love to plant one in my garden. I'm looking for one, to watch when it seeds, and them to propagate it.

Oddly enough, it's called Chinese Cinnamon - and where have I spent many of my favourite years?!

Apparently it's classed as a weed now in Qld, and is difficult to get now, say from a nursery, in a pot.

Wikipedia has a nice entry about this plant.

I bought some seeds from Ebay - not exactly the same but I like the way the pictures of the future plant have those bifold leaves and little curly, snail-like flowers, and the seeds in this pic are like the ones I remember were on the tree in my Nan's garden, at 31 Hickory Street, Inala.

Latest flowerings

Photos taken this morning: they're all still small, but I'm v. pleased with progress generally. The lawn needs more food for greening it up.

Honeysuckle -

Lovely bright pink bougainvillea -

The latest agapanthus  -

Tibouchina blooms -

All panels up

First morning view....

Plenty of light comes through the panels - there's no shortage of that, about which I am pleased.

I think there needs to be a break in the middle - a window, or something rounded. Otherwise, it looks a bit too enclosed. I can work on that.

The front garden looks a bit 'barren'. I plan to work on a garden bed there, raised and a bit curly, but with several levels and loads of flowers. Something like Bernie and Jeanette's garden, in a patch.

And...hippy-haven! Doesn't that rattan blind take one back to the '70's?

Lattice - panels all up

Trent completed the putting up of the panels tonight. I can't believe how different the house looks with this up. So much better. 

How to decorate the surrounds is slowly developing in my mind. For now, I've put up 3 brackets to hold the petunia hanging pots. Colour is the thing, I reckon.

Lattice - preparation

Trent - great handyman - doing his 'knock-em-down' thing:

Lattice #2

Trent has tennis elbow and has a great deal of trouble with his right arm, so I might have to really stretch my patience and wait for him to recovered before he comes to finish putting up the final panels. Gad.
I gave the lawn a haircut this afternoon, as it supposed to rain over the next 3 days or so, and I didn't want it to look raggy, like a jungle.

I took this photo as the chookies were in the middle of the lawn, and just on sunset. A pretty pink glow over everything. I can hardly wait for more work done on the house, starting with the completion of the lattice out the front. Mum's jacaranda above the house looks lovely.

I know what's needed next - a garden bed out front, viz: