Stranger's act of kindness praised after woman, 98, quoted £400 for garden job
dailyrecord.co.ukA gardening enthusiast has been widely applauded for his act of kindness towards a pensioner in need.The man heard about a 98-year-old woman, from Manchester, being quoted a whopping £400 to tidy up her small front garden and decided to do the job for free.
The TikTok user, known as Garden Yardz Mowing, shared a video of himself mowing the elderly woman's overgrown lawn, clearing away dead leaves and removing stubborn weeds, reports Manchester Evening News.His post on the social media platform, captioned "98-year-old woman was quoted £400 for a garden tidy up, so I did it for free," quickly went viral, amassing over two million views and 38,000 likes.
Thousands of Tiktok users praised his generous act in the comments section, with many criticising the gardener who quoted the pensioner such a high price for a small job.One commenter wrote: "£400, wow!
I would have done it for a cup of coffee and a chat once a week just to know that person isn't lonely." Another shared: "Sick of people ripping old ones off, don't know how they sleep at night.
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