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"Getting my garden back was like an early Christmas present"
When West Auckland Lawns & Gardening Services was asked to quote for this gardening job, my first reaction on looking at the garden area was "where do we start?"
"May" (not her real name) had been a keen gardener for many years until an injury affected May's ability to keep on top of her burgeoning property.
Over time, despite May's best efforts to maintain her pride and joy, the gardening got less, and the weeds and overgrowth got more.
Being conscious of May's restricted (yet very keen) motivation to return to gardening, and being mindful of May's nominated budget, I suggested that we prioritise areas within the property to reclaim, so as to give May a sense of attainable capacity and achievement, piece by piece, and bit by bit.
Three hours later, and we reclaimed May's central raised garden to the point that May could re-engage in her gardening passion, and begin planting once more.
When the job had been completed, May came out of her house, gazed at the now-reclaimed garden space, clapped her hands and said "This is wonderful - it's like an early Christmas present".
Months of delayed and deferred enjoyment, resolved in just three hours of vigorous garden maintenance.
The trees are next on the list :)
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I saw this at a café recently and as several people have mentioned that I know stuff, I also have an espresso machine in the staff room, plus I have been adopted by a black cat and I do read a lot of books!!
This made me smile does it make me a black Cat?
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