On 2009-07-20 10:03:05 +0100, K said:

beccabunga writes
Picture 1 = possibly a laurel

No - because a laurel wouldn't have the light coloured undrside to the leaves.

Could be a Griselinia littoralis?

Picture 2 = Smoke tree

Yes. Cotinus coggyria.

Picture 3 = Phormium
Picture 4 = Tree lupin

I don't think the last is a Tree lupin - the leaves aren't right. It's
just possible it's a Cytisus battandieri with little flower on it. If
the OP lives in a warmish place within striking distance of the sea the
Griselinia tolerates salt air and the Cytisus (if that's what they are)
will survive in a garden that gets only mild frost for short periods.
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