It’s been a while since we have been to Hogsmill garden and what a lovely surprise to find the garden bathing in morning sun, in bloom and smiling Brian with a list of tasks in hand. Once we got few rather quick tasks such as turning a pot with a tree around and moving a Xmas tree out of the way, we got stuck in with couple of bigger jobs. Getting ready for relaying new paving, Rachel armed with a pick axe lifted the old slabs up whilst the rest of us stacked them, based on size, behind the greenhouse. Petra and Jade took to levelling the ground to receive a wooden raised flowerbed whilst Helen (welcome to your first task) and Rachel were getting some nice soil ready to fill the flowerbed with. In the end, all 4 us took turns shaking, shovelling, digging and moving the wheelbarrow to get the planter ready for potato planting. Jobs all done, Brian rewarded us with various herbs to take home. Thank you. See you in a month!

Weather was on our side this Sunday morning whilst we met outside Hogsmill community garden (hope Julie & Brian get better soon) to collect rubbish all along a part of Hogsmill river. We have found all sorts… from milk bottles to a stray ping pong ball, soon we had 4 bags pretty full. Thanks Suze for coming over from Richmond and balancing your 🏍️ whilst collecting rubbish.

Regular monthly visit to Hogsmill Garden. With winter upon us, we have just had to cut the perimeter hedge in line with the fence to keep it neat and tidy. Brian asked me to also share a picture of their new greenhouse/ meeting room/ social space that the Kingston University students designed and build for them. Looking forward to having a cuppa in there.

Emily & Petra met at Hogsmill garden for our regular session on Sunday morning but sadly, we were not able to access the garden at this time. We will work out another day in October to help out. Looking forward to it.

Today, myself and Chris met at the task where we were assigned our task of trimming the hedges by the lovely Brian. After a quick cup of tea and a chat, we got to work with shears and hedge trimmers. We were soon joined by Nathan who did a great job on his first task, shortly followed by Petra and Rachel who had got up earlier to complete another task. We then made short work of finishing the last alignments and tiding. A very satisfying task.

Today Myself, Petra, Jane and Alex set to our tasks at the Hosgmill Community Garden. These included moving compost, cutting down weeds and stinging nettles. After a drink and biscuit we got back to it tiding and moving bricks. A lovely time spent in the sunshine. All work overseen by our new superviser, Pepa who investigated all progress made.