The promised sunshine never appeared but that didn't dim our enthusiasm in the community garden. It's positively blooming at the moment, with brightly coloured flowers, and all sorts of herbs, veg and fruit in abundance, and a group of young children were enjoying a nature-inspired workshop. We were mostly weeding and tidying the space under Sarah's trusty supervision. It was great to meet Rob, who was previously a Goodgymer in Bath, and welcome him to Merton.

This morning I had a wonderfully fruitful session helping the volunteers at Phipps Bridge Community Garden! What a lovely way to spend a morning break from the day job - soaking up the sun while getting stuck into picking blackcurrants and with time for sewing mangetout seeds.

Had a very enjoyable morning with katie in the canons community gardening weeding all the flower, prairie, produce and herb beds, and hand watering all the plants as the outside tap is still not working. Hot work in the midday sun! Katie generously bought drinks after for the exhausted workers which was very much appreciated

Five of the team joined a fantastic session at Mitcham Orchard today, getting stuck into a variety of tasks!

We tackled two main jobs: Matthieu and Martina (welcome and well done on your first task) skillfully worked on covering the greenhouse, ensuring it's ready for whatever the weather brings. Meanwhile, Jade and Rhian teamed up with Clare to get some serious planting done, getting pumpkin and squash plants into the ground. They also did a great job clearing fallen plums, setting them aside for pickling!

A debit visit for three of the team and a little bonus job - cherry picking. Yum! Great work by everyone involved, making a real difference in this beautiful orchard.

At this session it was time to plant the tomatoes, do some weeding and watering and pick up the litter overflowing from the bin. The outdoor tap is still out of action, making the watering quite laborious, but Mother Nature topped up the volunteers' efforts with plenty of rain later in the day!

What a way to end a long day! Rachael, Jade and Rhian stepped in to help pack up the Sustainable Merton and Paws Wash gazebos after their fundraising dog walk event.

Having already tackled a much larger gazebo earlier, we organized everyone to ensure instructions were given to pack down each gazebo in stages, like seasoned pros! Practice truly makes perfect, and this was a fantastic workout to cap off our busy day. Teamwork makes the dream work, especially when it comes to getting the cover on ;)!