Last night saw the dynamic team from GoodGym Waltham Forest (GGWF) pick up where we left off last week. The task in hand was to continue our three-week project to build, fill and plant a large planter with the inspirational and award-winning Wood Street South Gardening Club.

There to meet us with our task instructions was our cheerful point-man, Stavros. After checking the instructions from local gardening guru Tim Hewitt, we split into two groups. Group One took care of the planter by installing a lining and moving it into place. Group Two headed to the compost at St Mary's Church to fill barrows with matter and transport it to the planter. No easy feat when the compost and the planter were about 500 meters apart.

Digging in a graveyard at night is always a little bit spooky and it's thanks to Jo Stevens for today's Shakespearean pun! Anyway, dig they did and it wasn't long before many mounds of mulch made its way over to the planter. Here the two groups converged to fill said planter.

With it being the first Wednesday of the month, after our work was done, it was time to get all social. This month we headed to Crate for some fantastic food although with the plunging temperature meant the alfresco setting was only for the hardy crew from GGWF.

Next week is Planters III, The Return Of The Return Of The Planters. [Sign-up here].

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