Helped katie weed and re-plant the prairie garden along with Alyson from good gym, and a few other helpers who turned up. We stayed about 90mins , about half of which was spent weeding and then planting some new plants and grasses that were donated by merton council . It was both enjoyable and sociable , and the weather was perfect. One member of the public came and thanked us for improving the area and told us how much she enjoyed the community garden.

Today's jobs were to plant up the ornamental beds with grasses, sow flower seeds, do a bit of weeding and, most importantly, fetch water for the garden from Canons House, as the outdoor tap is out of action. Three GoodGymers helped the team of volunteers to get all the jobs done swiftly, leaving time to appreciate our efforts with a cuppa from the adjacent cafe. The community garden is really coming along and it's lovely to see it blooming.

We first started helping at this community garden in the depths of winter so it's been lovely to see everything progressing as the days get warmer. In today's spring sunshine we set to work weeding the herb bed so that the sage, chives, lemon balm, mint and rosemary can flourish. After that it was time for some watering and, finally, to pick some herbs to bring home. It was good to see Amina again and kudos to Jade for making this her third task of the day!

GoodGym Merton's debut at Mitcham Orchard Garden saw the team diving right into the deep end, literally, helping with planting around the pond's perimeter. With time to spare we then helped with potting some of the numerous excess raspberry plants ensuring them a berry good start.

Welcome to Alyson and what a lovely morning spent in the sunshine in a beautiful location.

Another opportunity this week to get the GoodGym shirt out and lend a hand with setting up for the Sustainable Merton Spring Brunch, an event focussing on sustainability and community. After arranging the seating and tables there was plenty to do with setting out the food and drink which included some innovative recycled food, reducing waste. During the networking session we picked up a few more contacts for jobs in need of our help in the coming months.

Our second session at this community garden at Canons House, Mitcham, and it was lovely that the trees were in bloom this time and plants were poking their heads through the soil. From shovelling compost and wheeling it to the rhubarb beds, to replanting strawberries, this gave a taste of all the things to come this summer and made for a very fruitful task. It was nice to see new sign-up Bhav again too.