Latest garden shots

I slaved all weekend over the garden, to get in top shape for the coming cooler season.

It looks good, but it costs me SO much time.

Name for house

This one?

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Paving idea

Not sure whether I would prefer paving or rocks - I lean towards rocks as they are easier to place and less mucking about with concrete, but the paving here looks good too. Neat.

Rebel pink hibiscus

Where I work, there are lovely white hibiscus in the gardens, which have grown a lot over the summer.

I noticed one stray pink flower recently. Must be a wild gene! A beautiful colour.

Reinforced retaining wall

Shane Stephenson was right - these are concrete not plastic! This was taken at Bunnings. These are for a small retaining wall at the back of my place when the reno enclosing the space below ensues.

Newest mandevilla

Beautiful palest pinky-white. It seems to be growing ok at the moment. The buds are gorgeous.

I did NOT see this caterpillar (monarch butterfly, I believe) until I edited this photo and enlarged the flower!!

23 Oct 2018:

Rainbow

Over that terrible power pole. I suppose that's pretty.

And yes, I have moved the veggie beds to divide up the back lawn. Carport near the road (to come), and then tropical garden shading a small lawn. To be planned!

The below pic taken on a typical Sunday afternoon when we (me and pets) were all out there enjoying the work having been done (mowing) and just chilling in cooler temps at the end of the  day.

Printer's Tray stylin'

http://www.alfrescoemporium.com.au/blog/tag/printers-trays/

I've ordered this one:

The ideas for this one are divine!

Some are calling them 'shadow boxes'. The variety of displays in this article is cool!

Garden views 4 Feb 2018

Such a pretty, autumn-feeling afternoon, post-mowing, clipping, tieing and trimming. The sun is so bright and the photos so light-filled that the colours of the flowers don't look, in these photos, as good as they really are. It looks much better IRL! 

For example, look at this beautiful pink, on the bougainvillea, below, which fades into insignificance in the larger photo.

I cut some and added the stems to a vase inside - such pretty pinks.

As plants grow up and exceed the height of the fence, I am finally beginning to feel like I am getting somewhere with this yard.

I'm starting to enjoy patches of shade from the new growth on my trees!

New things

Bought this little candle in a sea urchin case from the markets - love it.

and this little tea-light candle burner also. Little dragonflies shine out from it when lit, esp seen at night.

New plants from market Sunday 4 Feb

Bought from Maree:

May bush: Oh I SO want this to grow big and lovely to cover that corner! A double-header!

Variegated leaf hibiscus: Very tiny at the moment! I hope it's a red flower. I'd like it to be tall and pretty to make part of the hibi-hedge I want along that front fence. Also, the variegation matches the variegated pink boug at the other end of the garden.

Bougainvillea 'Tango': Problem - when I removed it from its pot, it only had one tap root, nothing else. I don't think they were ripped off - there was no resistance at all as it slid out of the pot. I hope it grows - they don't like their roots bothered.

White ixora - Bought from Bunnings as I had not seen a white one before. Have not yet planted this in the ground.

Bay tree: Have not yet planted this either.