10 January 2023

Back to work.

Today is my first day back at work after the Christmas break. It felt strange going back after three weeks away but I guess I will soon get back in to things.

The most important job of the new year is going to be finding a new head gardener and getting them settled in to the job which all takes time and Spring is on its way, things need to be sorted before then.

On entering the greenhouse I could see that a rat has been making itself at home there as a lot of the small pots were knocked over. Unfortunately this situation had been noted and reported some weeks before Christmas but clearly nothing has been done about it. I say that this is unfortunate because it seems that losing two head gardeners in six months has taught them nothing. It becomes frustrating and a little pointless when you are trying to achieve something and the people you are doing it for show little interest.

Rats at work in the greenhouse.


4 comments:

ellen abbott said...

So much for retirement. Perhaps you should retire anyway, new head gardener or not if your work is not appreciated or supported.

Susan Heather said...

It must be so disheartening.

Rob said...

Hello Ellen, thank you for your comment. It's not easy getting up in a morning to go to work even though it is only two days a week, I will see how it is when the new head garden starts.

Rob said...

Hi Susan, It can be disheartening, more so when I was responsible for the gardens. Now though I just go and do some work and then go home. It will be interesting to see how the new guy goes on when they get one.