It was a day for tidying up at Braywick Plant Nursery. Laura joined two other volunteers, tidying up some plants and then giving the potting area a makeover as it had got out of hand. Sheila fancied an outside job, so tackled brambles which were over-running two areas. Great job, everyone

Angela, Laura and Sheila were found an indoor task at Braywick Heath Nurseries today due to the weather. 3 trays of miniature plug plants of violas and pansies needed to be pricked out into six-packs, ready to be grown up ready for the winter season. 1,225 plants later, our job was done

Laura and Sheila helped out at Braywick Plant Nurseries. While Laura potted up some plants from modules, Sheila joined Charlie in cutting back the hedgerow in the car park, and getting rid of the weeds so that it can be planted up with something more interesting. This should make it a much more inviting space

Sheila and Laura joined another volunteer at Braywick Plant Nurseries. After doing a quick scout to remove any ailing plants from the sales area, we settled down to the main job of the morning - trimming the straggly petunias to stop them all getting tangled up with each other and to encourage more flowers. Several buckets of trimmings later, the plants were neat and tidy and we had earned ourselves a nice cup of tea!

Karen, Laura and Sheila gathered at the Braywick Plant Nursery on what is the last scheduled Goodgym community mission here. The finances are not working out and this fantastic facility is planned to close at the end of the year unless a rescue plan can be devised. We worked alongside 3 young men from Talkback, who gain valuable experience and skills in Horticulture from their weekly visits. We were sorting and trimming the perennial plants being over-wintered, and by the end of the session we had gathered a dustbin full of trimmings including several acorns which had fallen into the pots whilst they had been outside. Goodgym has been supporting Braywick Plant Nurseries since April 2023, and 55 different GoodGymers have carried out 96 tasks. Let's hope that a rescue plan can be found.