A return visit to Mrs M for Kash and Sevan brought a similar request. Over the summer, one of the trees that the GoodGymers trimmed 4 months ago had shot up and needed to be brought back to a manageable height.

"This should be a quick one" - Kash

After 40 minutes of trimming, the pair were almost finished and were neatening up shape of the tree. As Mrs M walked past, she casually doubled the GoodGymers' work.

"Can you do the same to that one" - Mrs M

Mrs M was pointing to the neighbouring thuja tree, a type of cypress. This would no longer be a quick one...

The thuja was a different beast. Much more wild. Sevan found the right technique as he started shaving the sides from bottom to top. Kash tackled the top of the tree, which was much trickier than the first as there were fewer branches that formed the point and they were each much thicker. A long saw was found in the shed and together with a long stretch, Kash managed to saw the tree down to size and everything was packed away to the garden waste bin.