I can see the progress!,..the picture of the house taken a year ago shows a nicer looking house than when viewed at the start,..before the tidy up,..great to see the flower bed,..are those Banana Plants the Ensele ventricosum,'Red Banana',..i had one of the one mentioned and it grew very big,..but beautiful leaves,..sadly it had to be taken indoors here and was too much in the way,..swapped it for some other plants with a friend who has a conservatory.