{"id":18522,"date":"2016-07-04T14:00:04","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T07:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-secret-life-of-a-gardener-backache-stroppy-clients-and-know-alls-but-i-love-it-anonymous\/"},"modified":"2016-07-04T14:10:01","modified_gmt":"2016-07-04T07:10:01","slug":"the-secret-life-of-a-gardener-backache-stroppy-clients-and-know-alls-but-i-love-it-anonymous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-secret-life-of-a-gardener-backache-stroppy-clients-and-know-alls-but-i-love-it-anonymous\/","title":{"rendered":"The secret life of a gardener: backache, stroppy clients and know-alls \u2013 but I love it | Anonymous"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe chance to turn unloved outdoor places into things of beauty more than makes up for the downsides. I know, though, that I won\u2019t be able to do this foreverMy client came tottering across the vast expanse of carefully striped lawn in a pair of heels that probably cost more than I make in a week. I stopped planting the wrong plant in the wrong spot that she had insisted upon, and awaited her arrival.\u201cI\u2019m going out now,\u201d she said, suspiciously eyeing up the hole I\u2019d dug. \u201cI won\u2019t be able to pay you today unless you can come back around eight tonight? I don\u2019t have any cash.\u201d Continue reading…
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