Are these the same thing?

Maree at Pee Dee Nursery told me this plant (below) was a 'today, tomorrow, always' bush.

And yet, it does not seem to be the same as the one I already have (below). They look different, or is it that the top pic one has not yet 'taken off'? It seems so much more 'uptight', whereas the one below is 'loosy-goosey' sending out legs everywhere.

Need more hay to hold in the moisture for it (likes a lot of water) and some blood and bone to boost the growth of the newest.

Did the crepe myrtle just stand up straight?

It looks today like it has leaped up a bit, like stood up straighter or something...

Maybe it just looks more green than this...

No, no - when I compare the two pics, there has definitely been some new growth. Yay! I continue to water it every night.

Red robins trimmed

I trimmed the ones along Gum St to be the same height as the lower ones, so there would be uniformity and so that they would all thicken up some. I want them to join together to make a hedge.

There's some weeding to be done. It all needs more hay to hold in the moisture, and some more horse poo. The aggies need some blood and bone to grow more vigorously. Some are doing ok, some are dying, it seems.

Dusk

And yet another effing power pole in the shot!

Thankyou Bridget March

for this fabulous drawing/watercolour of a chook.

I just love her art work. More about Bridget HERE, HERE and HERE.   Bridget's Pinterest Boards are HERE.

The flame tree come aliveth!

Finally, I see incontrovertible evidence of new growth! So, the repotting worked. The tree didn't like the sticky soil of the ground, with poor drainage. Happy to see it growing but where will I place it when it gets bigger? Hmmmm...