House today 23 Dec 2017

You can see the flame tree in the front.

Those chair covers will be changed next year - hate the orange.

Taken from Lisa and Mark's place 11.50 am. Hot day.

Tutti and the cat

Ixora flowering plus updates

Was it the recent rain, water supplied by me, fertiliser or just growth? I'm not sure but these have finally taken, it seems. Hope they grow even bigger.

Update 10 Jan 2018 - 

Loads of flower buds! Perhaps it prefers a drier soil? Next door completely ignore their's, and it is huge, so maybe that's the secret. Ignore it!

Update 12 Feb 2018: Looking pretty big and healthy.

14 Feb, 2019 - They are flowering again due to my regular watering, due to the severe drought.

3 March 2019:

Relocated the flame tree + update

From the red pot, to a garden bed out front. I think it looks good here at the moment. It rained hard for a few hours during the night, so I rose early to make the most of the softer, rain-soaked soil for digging!

Henrietta making a cameo appearance.

Update: 1 Jan 2018

There is new growth at the top of the tree, whilst all the other leaves begin to fall off. I'm debating whether to ct off the two side limbs to encourage a 'straight-up' growth, but I'm also cautious, preferring to let it do it's own thing.

House today 19 Dec 2017

Compare with Dec 23, 2016 - there has been growth indeed! Although the house needs work done, still.

Christmas decor

Door mat from Bunnings at front door.

Garden decor -

Little bit festive. Not going to too much trouble this year.

John's Jungle #5

Finally had the whipper-snipper fixed (new head, spring, Griffiths Mowers, $34), and started on sorting out who's boss in the side garden this morning.

Before

During

After, with Tutti