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Cherries jubilee makes for a sweet treat, especially when it’s on sale
Posted Oct 20, 2009 by Loren Omoto
Updated Oct 20, 2009 at 12:05 PM
I’ve noticed lots of new blooms in my garden this week—the desert cassia tree is busting out in yellow, the Philippine violet is throwing its first white flowers, and the datura have gotten a second wind. They’re sporting lots of dramatic Victorian-style purple and cream flowers.
Friend of the Dirt Chip, meanwhile, has found himself a new love. (It’s all good—his wife’s in love, too.)
In fact it was her, Diane, who brought home the allamanda cherries jubilee vines a couple weeks ago from Treemart.
Chip planted them on either side of an arbor, in hopes they might eventually cover it.
Then last week, after Diane got to work, she called Chip at home. “We have got to move your pink allamandas,” she told him.
“Why?” he asked, puzzled. “I thought you liked them there.”
“You have to see this to believe it she said.”
On her way to work, she’d passed the very same plant. Well, not exactly the same. This one was an “allamandazilla,” Chip says.
They talked to the homeowner, who said his cherries jubilee was planted just a few months ago, in the spring. Then Diane did a little research and learned it’s fairly cold hardy. (My research shows that, like the yellow allamanda we’re familiar with, it’s low maintenance, drought-tolerant, a prolific bloomer and likes the sun.)
So back to Treemart went Chip, who was thrilled to see the cherries jubilee are now on sale for $4 a pot. (I called this morning and they still have some. Treemart is located at 12505 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. Phone is (813) 972-4006.)
He plans to put the old and the new in a side yard, where they’ll have plenty of room to spread out.
Here’s a couple more photos from Chip and Diane’s garden, where they’re already shucking corn. (Doesn’t it look delcious?!)
And remember the rusty fish I found in the Keys? The one Kim and Janice were all for having me steal so I could go to jail and spend the rest of my life beautifying interstates?
There’s one much closer, ladies. Here’s Chip’s.
We know only that Chip and Diane live Somewhere in North Tampa. But I’m sure y’all can sniff out that fish!
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Posted by (Iluvpumpkins) on October 20, 2009
Chip, Now that is a garden, great job!!!!! I love the color of cherries jubilee, so off to Treemart I go. Chip you better put an alarm on that fish. Janice
Posted by (Iluvpumpkins) on October 20, 2009
I will be happy to pick up one for you, and no I did not get any of the pagodas yet. Thanks Janice
Posted by (Janna) on October 20, 2009
Penny, glad to know that you came home from vacation to find healthy plants and new blooms!
NICE garden, Chip and Diane! Congrats on your yummy-looking corn harvest. Since you’ll be moving the cherries jubilee (beautiful color) what is Plan B for the arbor?
Posted by (Chip) on October 20, 2009
I need a plan b for the arbor! as soon as I can fix a spot for them in the side yard I am moving them. I really liked the way it looks right now. One thing is for sure what ever go’s in there has to be pink, my impatiens are almost gone now but on the hill beside the arbor we call it pink hill and my wife and daughter just loves it so pink it is.
I thank you for your kind word’s and I hope you all enjoy the allmenda’s as much as I do,and think about this my wife a Daughter now have a mission to go plant shopping and still my buddy’s wonder why I got rid of my truck.
Posted by (Dave C) on October 20, 2009
Sorry I’ve been away, everybody!
The fallen laurel oak limb took a lot out of our budget- All gardening was pretty much put on hold for a couple of months. Thanks for the recommendation of Independent, Penny.
Now that I have a new, sunny backyard… I can take a whole new approach to gardening. We started off at the USF Botanical Gardens festival and got a couple of beauties to start the renewal.
To replace the beloved orange tree that suffered the unfortunate fate of a massive oak limb falling from above, we picked up a small Meyer Lemon tree. We picked up a Bismarck Palm for the front (it’s about 2 feet tall right now. Can’t wait for that massive growth).
Exciting!
Posted by (Iluvpumpkins) on October 21, 2009
Penny, Your the proud owner of a Cherries Julilee,I picked it up last night. Very good price for that size of a vine. Janice