Edgy Hedges and Wild Flowers
2 Goodgymers helped their local community in Lambeth
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Sunday 8th November
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Report written by Katie Allan
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On Sunday, Ben and Katie joined the team at Effra Green Streets to help maintain their lovely community green spaces. After a warm welcome from Jon, Nick and the rest of the volunteers, we prepared the ground, planted dozens of native hedge whips, and covered them with a good layer of mulch to keep the weeds at bay. A kind resident who was clearly impressed with our hard manual labour popped by with some delicious chocolate-covered plums - an underrated snack for sure. The plums powered our next efforts - clearing a big pile of garden waste ready for chipping, and sowing wildflower seeds.
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Public realm street greening projects
Since the group was established, volunteers have transformed neglected spaces across the neighbourhood. We have created pavement gardens, planted daffodils in tree pits and planters on five streets, restored council flower beds that had fallen into neglect and established an Apple Orchard, Wildflower Garden, Woodland Garden and Rain Garden on the Brockwell Park Estate. Each project has helped increase biodiversity while making local streets more attractive and welcoming.
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