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| - Discovered Shamus O'Leary from a tour of Jake Mace's Longevity Garden in Tempe, which I learned about through Meetup, which I became a member years ago while conducting my own gardening classes in California and posting them on my own Meetup Group...love social media!
Any hoo, Shamus is a wealth of knowledge, and it doesn't take long to discover his passion for trees is real and so much so he shares his love freely, so be respectful, as with anyone who loves what he does, one can easily monopolize his time. He's got trees!
I learned quickly that, when you go, come prepared to take something home with you. I went last weekend just to browse, and ended up running home to grab my bungee cords, tarp and cash...I couldn't resist the lure of growing my own fruit!
I grabbed three trees. A Kent Mango, Shamus' favorite, and a Star Fruit, both of which will be a few years before I will be enjoying the fruit with my Granddaughters, but I was assured, O'Leary will be like a God Parent to my new baby trees. I know I will be consulting with him often. I also adopted an elder Barbados Cherry, which should be blooming this year...so excited to get my game on with fruit trees!
A big shout out to Anastasia...Thank you so much for your personal attention, helping me pick out my new sweet darlings, your assistance in carefully wrapping them up in my Jeep for their successful journey home, and your encouragement and making this new adventure sound easy!
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