We were greeted by the sun and residents on arrival to our task at the peaceful communal garden of a sheltered living accomodation. The residents flats look out onto the garden which have been neglected over recent times.

Most of the residents are unable to maintain the garden due to their physical and medical limitations.

Our team today were Saber, Rachel & Mel who were ready to tackle the task of clearing the flower beds at the lower end of the garden. An initial stumbling block was that the shed with gardening tools in was locked as the resident had forgotten to open it for us! A little creative thinking led us to another kind resident who had a cupboard full of tools she kindly lent us.

Saber got to work removing ivy and Rachel tackled the weeds and dead plants. Mel worked towards the back of the bed to pull out more weeds. 2 hours later we'd cleared a 6m area and the roses and plants can now be enjoyed by the residents! Rachel & Saber used their super strength to drag a huge bag of weeds to the front of the building for collection. Mission complete. Residents thanked us with cookies and a jigsaw puzzle for Mel. We hope to return on a monthly basis. Great work team!