I got in on a deal at a Blueberry farm that was closing and going to be developed. Ended up with 131 full size blueberry bushes that I planted in a low area along the fence on a piece of property I used to own in Switzerland, Fl. I also planted a holly tree and a cut off stump the owner told me to dig up and plant (stump grew into a fig tree). A ten foot Holley tree stayed green for almost a year before dying.
When I sold the property, I dug up a Gardenia bush that was about 30 years old and planted it in the front yard here.It is still thriving. I do love that smell!
I went back by the Switzerland property a couple months ago, and the next door neighbor came out to see what I was doing. He had recently purchased, so didn't know me. He mentioned that there was a bunch of wild huckleberrys along the fence that his wife made into a pie. I smiled as I told him that the wild huckleberry's were actually a very domesticated blueberry bush,transplanted by me. He was very surprised.
I transplanted a couple of large Sago palms, that took a lot of work. The fact that they didn't make it really bothered me and I left the dead hulls as a monument to all the work I did. Four years later, one just up and sprouted and has been doing fine ever since. The other, has a couple of babies sprouting from the bottom, but the top still appears dead. Wife said again this evening that she wanted it gone. I just shook my head knowingly.
David from jax