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Old 13-03-2008, 01:16 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
David in Normandy[_7_] David in Normandy[_7_] is offline
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Default How easy is it to find a gardener?

Dave Hill says...
You have to know your plants, how to look after them, and do a good
days work for the money you charge.


One of our previous retired pensioners did odd-job
gardening for other neighbours to supplement his pension.
While he did a good job of mowing lawns and trimming hedges
he was a liability in the flower borders as he didn't know
plants from weeds. Herbaceous perennials barely poked above
the ground before they were dug up and composted. The old
lady next door was always complaining about his "too tidy"
approach to flower borders :-) Still she was too frail to
garden any more for herself and couldn't afford a "real"
gardener.
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David in Normandy.
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