Mary Staunton

Now, you know, Mary Staunton for her sound advice on all things gardening, but Mary is back with us for a different reason today.

Hello, Mary.

Hi, Clare.

How are you?

I'm very well.

You're here with a warning and tell us what happened recently to your parents.

So take us through the story.

OK, so last Wednesday, I got a phone call from my neighbour, Cliona, or next door to my mum, to say that there was something going on in mum and dad's garden and she couldn't get in contact with them and maybe I should ring.

So I eventually got my dad, who said there were guys in doing the garden.

And I said, but sure, what guys?

Or, you know...

Is that not your job?

Exactly, exactly.

So I said, who invited them?

Oh, your mum said she wants to make sure that you didn't have to do the taller things and all the rest of it.

So I then found out that she'd handed over quite some of cash and that they were coming back the next day to get even more.

And they rang her four times to make sure that she'd gone to the bank and that what time would she be back the next day?

So I made it my business to get out there for

I think they were coming back at half twelve.

So I got out there for about half eleven and sat in the front garden.