Crimson red frangi

The first hints at the colours of the frangis in the front - this one I think was given me from the folks who lived at the back, Tracey and Andrew, just as I moved in. They moved to Harvey Bay.

I love this unusual colour.

First little grapes!

From Dirk's grapevine - the first little clump of tiny grapes. So exciting to see!

Hard to get a good focus as they are still so small! But I was surprised to see them, and very pleased.

I also trimmed (29 Sept) the back walk of overhanging branches of hibiscus and duranta, as they make so much mess when they drop leaves and berries.

It gives the grape vine a chance to get a lot of sun. Wheelbarrow full of clippings! I've yet to add some extra support between the rafters for the new growth on the grapevine.

I later put the clippings in the bin, to go out with the rubbish collection next week. I wish I had a chipper, so I could make mulch out of it all.

Red geranium from Sonia Jones

I managed to get a cutting growing from Mum's geraniums which she got from Sonia Jones, Desmond's third wife. They live in Childers.

This is such a pretty, rich red flower. I have it shoved in a pot just now with old petunias, and some struggling portulacca.

New veggies in

Some lettuce and beef-eater tomatoes. I put in some snow peas, but I really think it's too hot for them at the moment to grow well (despite my watering).

No pic of the snow peas, as they look almost dead.

Mum's blue plumbago

...is huge and flowering so well at the moment - must be the 'great dry'.

I picked some for a vase at home -

Galpinii and honeysuckle - looking fine + update

Growing on my back fence.

And a cheeky morning visitor, after some crusts I had put out yesterday, and moistened with the hose when I was watering last evening.

Update: 30 Sept 2017 -

Two and half red flowers (at once) on the galpinii this morning. Most yet.

28 Oct (below) - thickening up nicely, and both flowering well.

14 Nov 2017:

Crepe myrtle shoots again - twice in one year? + update

I think our spring has come much too hot, too early. My crepe myrtle at the front has decided to shoot again - and it was only February this year when it did last time.

Here's the latest shoots:

Little bit blurry but my camera (on phone) couldn't quite get focused and the sun was shining in such a way that I couldn't see, PLUS my eyes were affected by blepharitis this week).

My blepharitis:

Crepe myrtle shoots update: 2 Oct 2017:

Looking healthy at the moment, hope the current rain will make it even better.