... Or you could try the website Streetlife, I have recently discovered this site and have had a very good gardener and a lovely electrician. You type in your post code and you get to your local streetlife group where residents can ask for local recommendations for anything. I have seen local private carers mentioned on there too.
Sistermillicent, thank you for the website Streetlife. I had a look, half expecting it not to cover Scotland but it does, and includes my area!
I just browsed for a while this first visit and although saw nothing about carers, I saw local enquiries about home helps. Two recommended but agencies. Also a non-professional gardener.
In particular I presently may need a gardener as the man who has done mine two years has not turned up and I fear a let-down. A sort of jack-of-all-trades. Suddenly the garden is beginning to ‘sprout’ and I don't want it getting out of hand - as it did when my husband could no longer do it, nor could I other than small jobs. Now I cannot even do that little.
The gardener mentioned above, in Streetlife, has just retired and said he is into his own garden, now doing a neighbour’s, interested in doing a few gardens, so he sounds more what I would prefer.
Over recent years getting a ‘gardener’ in this area has been a nightmare. I have had three, again sort of jack-of-all trades rather than with any genuine gardening interest. The first two just disappeared, probably off to pastures new for more money. Now I fear the last one likewise...
Having said that he may well turn up this week!
I've put off phoning him, hoping he would appear. But he previously started mid-March. He was beginning to build up several contracts, so....
Also I have been pestered by two gangs of ‘cowboys' each Spring. One very persistent. Before the above mentioned three persons, in sheer desperation I did one year get one lot to do a one-off job although knew they were over charging. The next year likewise with the other gang. Neither did the jobs properly and took it upon themselves to do other things not requested.
Sorry I am digressing from the topic of this thread but I did appreciate your recommendation. Thanks.
Yet again TP helps in so many ways! Appreciated.
Loo x