It's very likely it could have been shrubs. The front porch was brick, and not so much as a stain or discolored spot anywhere. The rear deck had been painted, so hard to tell there.

I guess what really got to me was that she was questioning my ethics. I pride myself in the way I treat my clients, and ethics is probably THE most important part of my general business plan (if you will). In almost 20 years, I have never had a client tell me I was a crook and unethical. It really stung.