We ran and walked to help with one of our local groups, they needed some help pruning the large bushes and the get to work with the pressure washer at the front of the building. We arrived a little earlier than planned, but still waiting on some of the group. Will everyone make it? Is it going to be a day of tardy marks???

First, we got the larger group to work on the Hebe, a fantastic plant easy to maintain and great for wildlife - why not get yourself one?

Learning Time

• There are 25 popular types of hebes which can be grown in the UK.
• These neat and colourful evergreen shrubs are ideal for a sunny border, providing summer flowers and year-round foliage.
• Compact types work well in containers or as border edgings.
• Larger types can be grown as hedging.
• The flowers are attractive to bees and other pollinators.

Most of the group were tasked with cutting the mammoth bush right back, this would help to promote new growth and give it back the full bush look. Bin after bin after bin were filled by the group, as the plant started to shrink in size.

Meanwhile........Emily had taken the task of pressure washing, oh the fun. Michael went over to see how they were getting on but wait....that's not much of as jet! They were testing the pressure, and this certainly wasn't 'Goodgym and the Jets'.

Nozzle after nozzle after nozzle removed and a different replaced, how many nozzles does a machine need?

Finally, the correct combination found, and the pressure washer was at its best, blasting the grime off the floor and walls. As the floor was cleaned and the 'muck' was aimed at the drain we discovered that it wasn't emptying quite right, and so Julian to the rescue, as he put his arm in a dragged out the gloop. Somewhat reminiscent of a vet....

Join us next week for more fun making a the Diff-erence.