Dear Sandy, please do not give up what you do! Formal gardens are very nice but are a pain to look after, believe me. One mistake and years of work are down the chute, I have seen it happen so many times when I was a Head Gardener. You have to walk away and calm down, or get convicted of murder! Do you know Sandy I once saved an under gardeners life, as he went out on his Birthday at lunchtime for a drink in a pub, which was strictly not allowed. I got a call from the pub landlord informing me that one of my under gardeners had too much to drink, and was playing around on the slipway to the River Thames, which is not a good idea. I went to sort this out and the moment he saw he ran and slipped straight into the River which is dangerous there.
It turned out he could not swim and the amount of alcohol he had drunk did not help. Suddenly he disappeared under the water, and I had to go in a drag him out! By this time he was not breathing, so while someone called an Ambulance I had to resuscitate him. I was not amused to say the least! When I got back to work, my big boss had heard about this and saw me covered in water and mud. So he asked me what was going on, with my typical sense of humour I told him not much I just fancied a dip in the River!
Regards.
Neil.
