As they said, it's weedely spread!
2 GoodGymers made their way to help an isolated older person in Southwark.
- Wednesday, 4th of October 2017
Emma and Gosia were spreading the GG spirit in Southwark today helping out Mrs V in tidying the patio area. She said having it out of shape causes her to worry a lot about people thinking that nobody lives there.
Initially, Mrs V handed us secateurs and asked for help in cutting back the weeds to a "decent" level. We did so at the beginning but quickly abandoned the tool and started to deal with the overgrown plants by pulling them up from the ground. We unanimously decided this is a more effective and definitely more satisfying approach ("wow, look at this root!"). We were lucky to get two pairs of thick garden gloves from Mrs V as the bothersome plants were really spiky and bravely fought with the eviction to the very last minute.
After collecting a really big pile of weeds we touched up the pavement right in front of the door by removing moss from the surface cracks and doing a bit of brooming.
We filled up 5 x big garden waste bags in total and put them in front of the house ready for collection. Mrs V thanked us for the help and was keen to arrange another GG visit to get some more work done. The garden is very big and requires a lot of care, particularly weeds that still cover a majority of the area.
Report written by Gosia Rybacka
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