Despite sticking to just the front of the park, we managed to fill a whole bag in half an hour - in large part, thanks to the enthusiastic supervision of Indie, the beautiful labrador!

We were very surprised to see a bush draped in a huge white web, which was probably the work of gorgeous ermine moth caterpillars.

... roses, honeysuckle and rosemary all smelled very sweet in Ms V's garden, making the gardening mission very pleasant indeed.

I managed to clear the plants on either side of the path to about halfway down the garden, and dead-headed the pretty rambling roses so that hopefully they will bloom again outside Ms V's back door.

Mrs Ps tortoises needed the garden in front of their house cleared to make their path to bed a bit easier!

The 2 of them are 100 years old and still move faster than me! We had the pleasure of meeting one, whilst the other was sensible enough to stay out of the hot sun!!

I got to digging and weeding in front of the tortoise house whilst Judy dead headed the rose bushes that have been their since the 40s and clearing out the bordering beds.

We even managed to get a huge invasive shrubs out the way, although I went across the garden with it when the roots finally gave! It certainly didnt want to go without a fight.