On a spooky crisp Halloween morning 5 brave GoodGymers headed to Canbury Gardens and the GoodGym flowerbed, The leaves were out in force hiding the the flowerbed so Levita and Cinthia sewpt them away from the font of the bed and bagged them up whilst Ellie tackled the leaves that had tangled themselves in the plants. Leaves cleared Julie joined us to plant the bulbs whilst Claire pruned and restaked the some of the plants.

Nice soft soil from the rain and many hands made it light work and we were finished in no time with the flowerbed blooming with later colour in the sunshine.

A familiar story as GoodGym Kingston headed to Canbury Gardens but this time for a double mission. Not one but two lots of watering to do. Split into two teams Sabir, Emily and Marie filled up the barrels from the river to water the Community Garden and ensure a water stock for the next shift.

Meanwhile over at the GoodGym flowerbed Anna, Matt and Claire planted a few plants that were getting far too big for Claire’s garden. Having popped some stakes in to keep them standing tall multiple trips to the river took place to gather lots of water so that the plants could all be fed and watered.

Having completed the planting and watering Marie and Matt fixed the wheel barrow and it was time to reward ourselves with a few fresh tomatoes 🍅 and beans 🫘 from the community garden.

Another hot sunny day with no rain in sight meant that it was time to water the GoodGym flowerbed.

Armed with our trusty buckets and wheelbarrows we headed to the river to gather lots of water.

Claire and Laura watered all the plants whilst Sabir kept them stocked up with water.

A quick selfie with the flowers and it was time to pack up …. until next time.

Claire, Emily and Saber continued to keep the GoodGym flowerbed watered in the drought pulling buckets of water out of the river for a great work out.

The plants are loving the water and the new ones are starting to flower.

Tonight, four GoodGymers met to collect water from the Thames for the GoodGym Kingston flowerbeds. The water is absolutely vital for the plants especially as the heat rises. A lot of these plants were lovingly planted by Claire, so we need to look after them to provide a colourful plot in Canbury gardens. We even had some supervisors!

This morning, bright and early Marie, Farzeen and myself met at the Goodgym flower bed to feed the plants and flowers to keep them thriving and a colourful display for all to admire. Whilst doing this, Marie went paddling to rescue an escaped bucket ( good job they were old trainers). Her baptism into goodgym!