...... keep a wider variety of plants alive during really dry weather, promoting better biodiversity.

More watering, tonight, just the Three Pigeons Plot and the Arcade, plus a bit of weeding out of plane tree saplings and thistles. Great to see how much happier and healthier some of the plants are looking after a few watering missions.

And a huge 'thank you' to the wonderful gentleman who offered to help out during his daily evening walk and has now started to dead-head the stachys in the Arcade Rockery.

Keep plants alive in dry weather. ( but access to water is essential).

Evening watering in Buccleuch Gardens .

Unfortunately additional watering of the new wildflower beds at St Mary’s Church didn’t happen as the handle of the outside tap skittered away and disappeared into the darkness before any water could be drawn .

..... help young plants establish deeper roots and thrive and ensure that older plants that are less drought tolerant survive.

…… keep our GG Richmond sponsored plots in Buccleuch Gardens on the Thames Path blooming and beautiful.

..... help plants get through this latest heat wave.

Friday evening twilight watering in Buccleuch Gardens, a high tide meant fewer steps to fill the watering cans and hopefully the rather muddy water will provide some extra nutrients for our plants.

...Gun!

Second Monday of the Month so Liz led GoodGym Richmond’s Group Run from the Tap Tavern out along the Thames Thames path towards our sponsored plots in Buccleuch Gardens where the main task was watering, trying to get as many plants as possible through this latest heatwave.

Liz, Anita, Honor, Sarah Jane, Africa, Suze, Adam, Harry and Steph were able to create a human chain, filling watering cans and trugs with muddy Thames water to give the Three Pigeons Plot a really good soaking. There was also time for weeding, washing-up used plant pots and taking some much needed water to the Arcade planters and around some of the benches.

Our Social afterwards was a trip to the nearby cinema to see The Naked Gun where row D was entirely GG red and the laughs distracted us (and hopefully everyone else in the cinema) from the aroma of mud, sweat and Eau de Thames.