"marasol" wrote in message
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Thank you Janet. Some of the pots are plastic, others aluminun, but
all have holes in the bottom. I had some doubts, and wasn't sure if
this was the proper procedure or not, so I posted my questions to
you.
I am not going to call him to do any more work for me, because I
got
the feeling he knows better, but since I'm a single woman, he
thought
he could rip me off.

You will be better off without him. He obviously does not know his
brass from his oboe. You ought to ask a few questions from friends
and neighbours to get advice on who might be a reasonable gardener to
help you.

This is his loss, because I was planning to give
him more planting for me. I won't be calling again, what I will do,
is
dig up the holes up again, and remove the pots, planting the flowers
once more, only this time it will be in the ground. (At least the
holes are opened, so it won't be too hard.)

You should try and get that done before the end of March, when the
plants recover from their dormant period.

It's a shame to have
people take advantage of people, but I refused to think most people
are
like that. He may had done it because he thought it was proper. I
should have asked his reasons.

I'm afaris the world is riddled with, and many gardens are ruined by,
jobbing gardeners.

Thanks again for such good advise.

Let us know how you get on with the replanting chore, and whether you
manage to find a reasonable helper.

Franz