Ilana, Ciaran, Kevin and Kareem turned up for the continuing gardening task. When we first started here, the space was so overgrown that you could barely walk through it, let alone see what was hiding at the far end.

Now after many sessions of clearing, digging and hauling we are nearly there!

As it happens when clearing a garden that’s been left wild for a while, a few unexpected treasures appeared along the way. Among the discoveries were a Lego figure, some unsettling large bones and other random things like lighters. It kept things interesting.

Kevin took the initiative and planted cherry and apple plants, which will hopefully become a a nice feature of the garden in time. He also spent time fixing and tying up sections of the fence.

Kareem took on what seemed like a manageable root… which quickly turned into a battle. After 15 minutes of determined digging, the root held its ground and he eventually had to concede defeat (for now)

Ilana tackled a stubborn patch of weeds and overgrown plants and helped with the cleanup. She also lent Kareem a hand afterwards to fill in the impressive (but totally unnecessary) hole left behind.

Ciaran cracked on with tackling stumps and helping clear out the huge bags of garden waste that had built up. As if the earlier bone discoveries weren’t unsettling enough, he topped that by uncovering a mysterious vertebra!! (ranks alongside the dead bird found during a previous session)

Finally, Ms A is really happy to see the progress. She thanked us and said how much she appreciates the time and effort we have been putting in to bring the garden back to life. It’s been great for her to see the transformation taking shape bit by bit and she is really looking forward to enjoying the space once everything is finished :)

We will be having one more final session to do a sweep up of the garden and tie up any loose ends - please join us if you can!