Intended pun or not, it produces a soft chuckle from her lips.

"Well, that's very thoughtful of you. I'm sure the groundskeepers must like having you around... assuming there are any. Are there?"

She's new enough to need to ask.

"Though, I have to admit, it's funny how gardening has changed over the millennia. Personally, I love it when plants grow as wild as their lives will let them, though this garden is so well tended, it's hard to imagine it being anything but."