Falling behind

[msmemory_archive]

I remember this from last year. I had very few days or evenings free in the spring, and about half of those it rained. This is how my garden got so disgraceful looking so fast. Everything is so lush, and growing with great zeal, including (or especially!) the weeds. My Flylady 15-minutes-a-day theory works nicely only if I have my 15 minutes of dry daylight.

I wonder how much it would cost me to bring in a squad of gardeners for just one afternoon for a spring cleanup. I wonder if I could find a gardener, or squad, who either knew a weed from a flower, or spoke enough English to take instructions. Maybe I should start rummaging Angie's List.

Comments

[tpau]

i have a friend movign up from DC he may not have work for a bit. he speaks fluent english. ifyou pay him he will probably do yoru garden. maybe. but i coudl ask him when he moves this comign weekend

[alexx-kay.livejournal.com]

They exist. You could ask herooftheage how he found our gardener; she's quite good.

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

If your gardener is who I think it is, I doubt I could afford her.

[herooftheage.livejournal.com]

She's Sue Hammond. She charges me $25 an hour, but gets a lot of work done in that time. I didn't try negotiating with her, so I don't know if that's her normal rate or not. You could ask Marian what she's paying Sue and compare.

She is top-notch - inventive, vigorous, and doesn't need direction.

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

Case of beer, 20 burgers, you could manage a lot. :-)

[dcis-warrior.livejournal.com]

how about a bunch of friends? crash space and a tble for potluck