Lattice on front - first views

The sections go up - first one...

then two....

 Trent inspects things.... then...four...

from the inside at night....(things will need rearranging)...

and in the morning...

Trent will finish putting up the panels later in the week. 

Then there's the support frames to do - on another day - and the posts for the side-bits. 

Lots still to be done, but we're on our way. 

Finally!

Boug growth

From this...

and this...

to this....

and this - thickening up now

Update 23 April, 2017 -  (below) looking good 2 prunes and espaliers later. 

6 months on from the date of first post above, to the day!

Ms Crepe Myrtle

Ms Crepe-Myrtle is doing nicely. I don't yet know what colour it is - she has not yet flowered - maybe this summer?

 And this is her in earlier days...I clipped her a bit during winter. I think her growth is stronger, which is good to see. Hoping for flowers...

And here she is 7 Dec 2018 - she has grown beautifully in two years. And she's white! Such lovely frilly flowers.

Red mandevilla over arch

Hoping this mandevilla will do as well as my first (pink), to grow all over this arch. I hope it likes full-sun because it's going to get a lot of it where it is currently planted. I love the rich colour - called 'Aloha Red', apparently.

Mandevilla

She's looking amazing! Read the back-story.

New Council trees!

It's taken some time, but finally, the sidewalk is looking miles better than it did. From this mess, to new trees, planted today by the Council - yay!

Seems Charlie Pisasale's offer came good, an I didn't have to wait too long. Kim, the guy I had been speaking with at the Council, texted me the day prior, to say the guys would be coming to put the trees in next day. Then, when I was out feeding the chooks the very next morning, he turned up to check where I wanted them. How thoughtful - I was impressed.

So he marked the spots, as below, and when I came home from work, lo! There they were - and a decent size too. I thought I might end up with tube-stock, but nope - these are really great. I will apply for two more next year!

Current View of House - 6.20 am

Latest shot, from this morning.