After sorting the potatoes and planting some lettuce it was time for a weeding workout - clearing grass to make way for the sprouting daffs and to allow the little tree some breathing space.

We aim to support Phipps Bridge community garden once a month but the volunteering team is there every week on a Wednesday and Sunday so get in touch if this is something you would like to be involved with more regularly, or keep an eye out for the next session and sign up/join us.

3 GoodGymmers descended upon Canons House Community Garden today, to get their hands dirty helping to prepare the beds for planting. Armed with trowels, forks, and a healthy dose of enthusiasm, we tackled the overgrown beds with gusto. From pesky dandelions to tenacious thistles, no unwanted weed was safe - we cleared, pulled and piled - leaving neat, tidy beds, ready to receive their new inhabitants. There was a lot of Goodgym chat going on as we worked with Paul sharing stories from his extensive experience with the existing teams at Wandsworth and Hounslow with the less experienced members of the reasonably new Merton team - we hope to have created some interest from the other volunteers to join us at a session sometime too.

A huge thank you to Sustainable Merton for having us, it was a pleasure to contribute to such a worthwhile project, and we can't wait to see the garden flourish in the coming months. We're already seed-ing forward to our next visit! Join us if you can: https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/help-with-planting

Today I carried on spreading woodchip to make the paths more accessible for the many volunteers whilst there was weeding and racking soil going on.

Today was our first session helping out at Phipps Bridge community garden and it was great to get involved in an outdoor task, despite the cold weather. On arrival we were given a tour of the various vegetable plots and then set to work redistributing woodchip along the walkways and even had time to help dig up some invasive bindweed. Thanks to Gillian and Nick for having us, we hope to be back with more Goodgymers soon.

There were a couple of extra volunteers joining us to set up for the Sustainable Merton party tonight so the tables and chairs were ready with the food and drinks without much effort allowing us to join the guests and enjoy the evening afterwards. Thanks to Diana and Siobhan for having us.

It was a busy day at the Sustainable Merton Greener Giving pop up event, with a steady flow of creatives taking part in the Make & Take. Plenty of cards, and gift bags/tags were made from the variety of repurposed materials and there was a LOT of glue!

The volunteers including 2 of the Goodgym Merton team supported by collecting donations and supervising the Pick & Mix stand throughout the day. Tidying up was a sticky experience, as glue certainly gets everywhere!