Employed a new gardener last night, after the last one turned out to be an expensive waste of time.
This one is perfectly happy to work to a budget and even says that he cannot see how he will spend £150 a month once he's got the place straight, so he'll save us money. at £20 an hour anorl.
Much better than the useless wimmin who took 4 hours, therefore £100, to dig up a dead box bush! And needed my help, my ratchet strap, which she then jammed and I had to free off, and our pruning saw. I even lent her a fork and took a spade with me to get it out and her off the premises! Never seen anyone use a leaf blower so much for no result, except to pad out her bill.
She sent me a rude email back, even though mine was polite, saying that "sadly we could no longer afford to use her services". Not clever as she is on Nextdoor advertising her "services". She is lucky I am not vicious and will not go on there telling other punters what she is really like.
Rant over!!