On a slightly grey, but thankfully dry, November morning, three keen GoodGym-ers arrived at the lovely community garden at Hervey Road Sports Field. This is one of our regular task locations, and over the last few years we have seen the garden develop and flourish.

Our first task for this morning was to cover the central bed with cardboard sheets, then lay an even layer of mulch over the top. This will break down over time and provide loads of nutrients to the soil below.

We made light work of that, so swiftly moved onto the far more challenging task of continuing the construction of a 'dead hedge' fence - a brilliant way to mark out the flower beds with an organic, maintenance-free, bug-friendly border.

Dividing the work between us, we found the edge of the grown over path, measured out the correct spaces, drilled holes for the stakes, hammered them in to keep them secure, then finally wove thin branches back and forth through them to create the fence.

After an hour we had made great progress, and had a good workout - well done team!