Murrayas in pots

I managed to get them into pots today (5 Dec), along with the oleanders that I struck. 

Hopefully all will go crazy and I will have nice topiary shaped plants in pots like the Mark Sikes thing.

Oleanders like this - in standard shape

Mark Sikes thing - 

  

Vietnamese Dragons

Saw these on the weekend at Bunnings and could not wait to go get some. They are ironstone, made in Vietnam!

Got them home and trying to find a place for them - thought they looked good in front of the house:

But then I became nervous that they might be stolen, until I get a higher fence, so I put them each behind a lavender and azalea bed. That way I can still see them outside.

Want these white plants

Want to order!

FDesigner - Mark Sikes

His house HERE

and

tons of Google images HERE

Just what I want to recreate, in my own way.

Mad mowing day

It was supposed to rain and thunderstorm today, but nothing happened. I mowed the most public lawns and it was exhausting in the mugginess. I even caught a touch of sunburn. Managed to get it all done by the end of the day, and get the new murrayas in plastic terracotta pots I got from The Reject Shop.
When the new pergola and side bit goes in, I want to create something like Mark Sikes's stairway, like this:

It will take a while, but that will give the plants time to grow, and for me to shape them.

So here's the front garden after all the work today. I watched a golden sunset, and it looked beautiful in the glow. Later, I trimmed those top 'legs' off the bougainvillea.

I had felt sick earlier in the day with all the effort (turns out I had sunstroke, from the heat), but I am not aching this evening and I feel pretty good about it all.

Can it look like this? Utilities walk + updates

Leading to this...

14 August 2020 -  it's coming along slowly. All will be better when the garage is built and the junk can go into it (but not the kitties!).

The way they were - Garden progress report

Front side garden (John's Garden / John's Jungle) :

Max stump grinder doing his thing in 2015-

And that same area now:

The back neighbour's fence, 2015:

and now in 2017: I need more ficus on that fence, and German Ivy I say.

The corner of the streets, in 2015:

And now - I have some privacy being established:

5 Dec 2017: