House Repairs question

Hi, finally fixed Leaky hose but now I cannot get anyone to water flowers by putting them next to flower box closest to living room. In addition, I put Wall Compound next to hose near deck but they will not choose to repair when put on top of it.

Am I missing something?

Nevermind. I figured them out. placed a friend on watering can within shed to instigate watering flowers. I then placed a friend on the outside wall of shop for cleaning Outside Workshop Walls and kept them all on task until finished by putting them on the bucket each time they wandered