From the thrilling pages of life rides a man who must respect and pay in prompt bi-weekly installments.
A man whose non-contracted will and boundless knowledge carved her lush and fruitful oasis out of a barren land, a suburban baggy yard.
You're gonna want to lay a guardrail down to keep that gravel out of that peat moss.
Okay, Wally.
Well, you're gonna stand there all day or run to the truck and give me my mini-edge trimmer.
Go on!
John Wayne is Wally, a landscaper with a rare kind of courage, the kind of courage that keeps coming back every other Wednesday at 10.30.
I found it, I found it. I found the limestone.
What you found was decorative rock with a pastel coating.
No, no, the limestone.
I saw the limestone. It was laying in the bed of the truck in Laurel Canyon.
Can we still use it?
What do you want me to draw a picture? Spell it out for ya?
Now don't ever mention limestone again!
Wally!
With Jimmy Stewart.
Try to remember not to keep the ladder in the side yard so I can get the recycling bin out to the street.
Well, if I keep it in the backyard, you're gonna have to move that gutter spout.
You don't want a rusty ladder, do ya?
Well, that's a point.
Don.
Well, Don, if you're standing up, sit down. If you're sitting down, have a shot of whiskey.
I checked the foundation. You got dry rot.
I give you six months, eight months tops.
Well, will you at least have a drink with me?
I'm not a priest, Don.
Well, I'll tell you what.
I'll go ahead and glaze those windows for ya.
We don't outflank that crabgrass. There's not even gonna be a pansy garden.
Lauren Bagan.
Here's your check, Walter. It should take us through September.
I appreciate your timely delivery.
And little Ronnie Howard as Timmy, the crippled neighbor boy.
You must be Walter, the famous landscaper.
I'm Timmy, and I sure like to be your assistant.
I can coil hoes.
Kids like you ought to be in school.
Give me that.
This isn't a rattlesnake squirt.
You gotta coil a torch if you're gonna keep the kinks out.
A man unafraid to tame wild privet.
A rough and tumble yet sensitive hero.
Intolerant of even a single fallen leaf.
A lawn care demigod who answers to the call,
keep your gutters clean.
