I was just about to reply with the exact same conclusions that you've come
to -- initially thought it was a ceonanthus, but closeup looks like a
solanum -- you beat me to it!



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The one in the centre is a Cordyline australis "bronze" variety.
The plant at the back with the blue flowers looked like Ceanothus until I
looked at the closeup, then it looked like a Solanum crispum.
The fir trees look like the dreaded Leylandii to me.