I was putting sand into the cracks of the Paving , and General tidy up of The Community Garden with Neal

A lovely session today as the garden at St Edward’s in Mottingham prepares for its grand opening on Saturday 19 July. There were a big group of volunteers led by Neal, including Rich and Paul from GoodGym. Rich laid some more paving whilst Paul weeded the rest of the paving. Paul also tried to sort out a problematic compost maker that was a haven for flies.

2 Goodgymers went today - myself and Rich. We joined again Neal, the gardener and other volunteers.

Gardening is a blooming good activity that can turn any space into a flowerful paradise. So these are what we did: I did some weeding. Remember, a garden without weeds is un-bee-lievably better! I planted some tomatoes. Tomatoes are a ketch-up to a great garden! I watered the plants keeping things aqua-mazing, just enough to quench their thirst without drowning their roots. Remember, a well-watered garden is un-bee-lievably vibrant and full of blooming life!

Rich did some laying paving slabs- paving the way to other parts of the garden.

As a treat, I was given the permission to harvest and taste some ripened raspberries. Yum!

After the task, (my 2nd time with them already) , we decided to have a selfie or groupie as a souvenir pic that day. Say Cheese Elaine, Cecilia, Teresa, Rich, Neal and Peter. 📸 Neal gave me a flyer and we’ve been invited for an event on 12th of July, 2025. See attached. Till next time. 👋🏼😁 I really enjoyed today.

I was Picking Cherries at Local Allotment for Community.