Other than the troublesome gopher constraints in this shot I was feeling like the gardeners poses and movements were not quite right. So I set about acting out the shot and instantly realised the biggest mistake was that the hips should dip down as he sneaks across. I was stepping the gardener too high. Also spent a lot of time refining the timing and other poses in this shot.

Ref Footage:

And some stills I used:

Having fun with line of action in this shot:

The shot itself: