On Saturday morning at 9am, a knock on the door took Mr P - known to his friends as Mr J - by surprise. The gentleman was awaiting his carer's visit and was convinced his gardening helpers would not arrive before noon. Undeterred by the change of plans, Mr J got ready and welcomed two GoodGymers who had visited him a couple of times before.

"That's Kash and Stephan!"
"It's Sevan."
"Right!

While Sevan, whom Mr J couldn't help but call Stephan, went to fetch the tools from the lockup, Mr J told Kash about what "The Other Steph" had done during the last GoodGym visit in the front garden: planting strawberries and roses.

With planting sorted at the right time of the season, the next chapter of Mr J's Peace Garden story was all about rediscovering the fence separating the back garden from a grassy meadow. The fence wasn't visible under a cover of ivy and brambles, but the height of the weeds suggested there must have been something underneath.

While Sevan and Kash chopped away the invasive plants, Mr J sat down in the garden and read them aloud "J's Garden", a poem written by his friend, praising the enchanted oasis, filled with vegetables, fruit trees and a variety of recycled household items - painted, reworked and arranged in creative ways. Those objects, such as different parts of a bed used as fence panels and a gate, were still adorning the Greenford's Peace Garden, only hidden under vegetation.

Mr J, sitting on his garden bench, read the GoodGymers some other material he felt was worth sharing: a Peace Prayer and Serenity Prayer - the latter sounding very familiar to Sevan and Kash:

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

”I cannot stop all the wars in the world, but I can create my Peace Garden here.” - Mr J.

With the problematic overgrown corner cleared, the compost bin filled with cuttings, and five bags of garden waste moved to the front of the house, the GoodGymers were done with their first task of the day. Additionally, Kash filled the bird feeders and hung them in front of Mr J's bedroom window so that he could watch the birds from his bed.

Sevan and Kash wished Mr J a great rest of the day and a happy birthday - a celebration with friends, which was coming soon - then they ran East for their next task.