Kash and Sevan had last visited Mr M two years ago. Even though time had passed, he said that he remembered the duo from their previous mission in 2022.

"I always remember the good ones" - Mr M

Michelle had been here recently, cutting and bagging lots of grass and weeds and Mr M remembered her too, so she had also made a good impression. Phase 2 in the garden was to finish the "lawn", pull up other weeds in the back garden, then clear the passage at the side of the house that linked the front and back gardens.

Unusually, Kash didn't immediately take control of the mower. Instead she found something more important to do, bagging a large pile of decomposing cuttings. The passing time could be measured by the "please mind the gap" announcements every 10 minutes from the nearby above ground Shepherds Bush Market station.

• 3 mind the gaps: Decomposing cuttings bagged and shards of glass found in the ground
• 6 mind the gaps: Lawn/weeds mowed and the weeds in front of shed were dug out. Discovered that there were a lot of weeds in the side passage
• 9 mind the gaps: Side passage cleared and more bindweed untangled from high and low

Kash and Sevan didn't beat Michelle's 12 bags of cuttings. Still, they were pretty happy with the 8 they'd filled. So was Mr M who offered to make them lunch, which they politely turned down.