Up until today the work schedule has gone smoothly, but more importantly been really quite enjoyable. Ok, during the hoeing of some borders on my last job on Friday I pulled a muscle in my back and struggled to simply get home (why is it never the big tasks that take their toll?), but all in all things have been good.
Today was another day of blue skies and sunshine, and along with the help of Rebecca, all of the various tasks were done with a certain smile and spring like bounce in my step. I should have seen it coming I suppose, but just as I was nearing the end of the day, a customer made a request.
Was it spreading tons of manure by hand?...........no!
Cutting a lawn using scissors?.............No!
Or even removing a rather large tree?........nope.....much worse than any of these, or indeed anything you could possible imagine!
I came home shaking, confused and lost. I put some baroque music on the CD player to try and focus, but to no avail. Next came Gregorian chant, but still my mind was tense and angry. Finally, out came Dusty Springfield, and at last I am just calm enough to repeat what has been requested of me.
I have been asked to commit that worst bastardisation of the bedding plant, a single row along the entire length of a border, and to make matters worse.........they are to be mixed primroses!!!
There, I have shared it, please don't hold it against me.
Time to call in the big guns I think.
As a spinal nurse... I know back pain
ReplyDeleteLots of painkillers, antispasmodics hot baths and crying
Hi John,
DeleteIt was horrible, but crying seems to be the most effective remedy.
I love primroses. I can certainly see why you are upset! I single row of them just wouldn't be right. Sure wish they would grow here in AZ, but the heat of summer kills almost everything but the cactus. Have a good week!
ReplyDeleteHi Deb,
DeleteI don't 'do' single rows of bedding, and I think she could see my pain.
I do sympatize! I don't suppose telling the client that Gertrude Jekyll thought ribbon planting was the embodiment of bad taste would have made any difference?
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately not Alain. I am glad that Gertrude won't be there to see it.
DeleteI'm glad you told us this . I won't do out and make this mistake.
ReplyDeleteGood morning Red,
DeleteSo glad to hear that!
Gary,
ReplyDeleteWhile I am not the professional here, I humbly beg to differ with you. Have you seen what amusement park corporation do to plants over here? You could have been asked to create a giant mouse head, hmm? Single row planting not sounding as bad now, ah? I do hope the trauma of this has passed, but most of all I hope the pulled muscle is on mend, take care and keep us posted. – gary
Haha Gary!
DeleteThe thought of a multi-coloured primrose mouse actually fills me with terror, you have a wicked mind, and that would indeed be worse.
Hello Gary,
ReplyDeleteAll we can say is..........GORGEOUS!
What could be nicer than a string of mixed Primroses? After all, who can be bothered with those wimpish lemon apologies for Primroses which line shady damp banks in the countryside? Who wants GREEN........indeed, is that a colour at all? Box hedging is so old hat and single colour so predictable.......after all, it is the same colour....No, your client has the best idea. Clearly, this is the future. Still, there is one hope.....perhaps you will find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?!
Dear Jane and Lance,
ReplyDeleteI can almost feel the grins on your faces as you wrote that. In response, I may just turn up at your Budapest apartment, bag in hand, looking for some respite care.
Not single rows. The wind could blow them down or they might look a little too ridged in the design. They do look great in the large flat.
ReplyDeleteHi LD,
DeleteHaving spent many years on a large estate, i must reluctantly agree that they do look ok in a large bed. One needs several thousand though for proper impact.
Cheesy peeps - bloody awful things Gary. I was out with a friend last weekend and no matter how hard I tried, I could not persuade her to find an alternative to buy instead of these blasted things!
ReplyDeleteGood to see you had some good medicine at hand to get over the shock!
Haha... Angie, you feel my pain, I can tell. These multi-coloured primrose lovers are taking over. It's like a scene from 'Coma'
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