Can John Sharp protect his maroon empire?

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4. When I was young, we had an oleander bush next to our house by the front porch.

I was 6 years old and can remember my mother telling me that the plant was poisonous. Between the oleander bush and the bougainvillea bush that would flatten the football, it was a tough time in our front yard as a kid. I'm able to go online to see the house and front yard since the new owners converted part of the house into a beauty shop, both bushes are now gone, but at least they kept some of the other trees that we planted while I was a kid. It was the oldest house in town (built 1914), but a bit neglected.