I was putting sand into the cracks of the Paving , and General tidy up of The Community Garden with Neal

There was a lot of earth and rocks to be moved by wheelbarrow from one end of the site to the other in preparation for the opening of St Edward's Community Garden on Saturday. Then there was weeding the paving and tarmac at the front of the site. Community Gsrdener in Chief, Neal, couldn't believe how much had been achieved today.

A lovely session today as the garden at St Edward’s in Mottingham prepares for its grand opening on Saturday 19 July. There were a big group of volunteers led by Neal, including Rich and Paul from GoodGym. Rich laid some more paving whilst Paul weeded the rest of the paving. Paul also tried to sort out a problematic compost maker that was a haven for flies.

I came in cycling through the blazing heat and navigating the humid weather. Phew! I still made it for a 1:30pm task. It was definitely a hot day, but nothing could dampen our spirits! Despite the weather trying to sweat us out, we managed to stick to our gardening tasks.

It’s great to see the tomatoes I planted are looking healthy and vibrant after just a week.

Even in the smallest ways, our efforts have made a difference. Until next time.

2 Goodgymers went today - myself and Rich. We joined again Neal, the gardener and other volunteers.

Gardening is a blooming good activity that can turn any space into a flowerful paradise. So these are what we did: I did some weeding. Remember, a garden without weeds is un-bee-lievably better! I planted some tomatoes. Tomatoes are a ketch-up to a great garden! I watered the plants keeping things aqua-mazing, just enough to quench their thirst without drowning their roots. Remember, a well-watered garden is un-bee-lievably vibrant and full of blooming life!

Rich did some laying paving slabs- paving the way to other parts of the garden.

As a treat, I was given the permission to harvest and taste some ripened raspberries. Yum!

After the task, (my 2nd time with them already) , we decided to have a selfie or groupie as a souvenir pic that day. Say Cheese Elaine, Cecilia, Teresa, Rich, Neal and Peter. 📸 Neal gave me a flyer and we’ve been invited for an event on 12th of July, 2025. See attached. Till next time. 👋🏼😁 I really enjoyed today.

I meet everyone at COOP Mottingham Village, 10am , Crocodile Clipper and couple of black Bags , worked with someone went round in a circle ,