Patiently planting the Impatients
1 GoodGymer made their way to help the London Borough of Redbridge in Redbridge.
- Thursday, 7th of July 2022
- Led by Redbridge runner
A productive hour to help make my local community nicer to live in!
Taking advantage of my Power Hour for StreetTag I did a long loop to collect the tags and walk through the local Farm Shop to get some flowers for the planters at Hainault station courtesy of the StreetTag prize pot that 8 of us are now pursuing again! Must admit it's getting me to walk and cycle more and I try and keep my competitiveness at bay!
Using a loyalty discount I managed to get 12 plants for £4! Sadly they didn't have our favourite petunias but Impatients were the closest to them in structure so I decided to give them a go.
Once I got to the station I used our own key that was kindly provided by the station manager to us so that we can have access to water. With our watering paraphernelia in place, I - using James' technique of minimum spillage - I made many (many!) trips to water every single planter thoroughly as we've been having such a hot weather.
When everything was watered and litter was picked out, I got onto planting. The flowers have really spruced each planter well straight away especially the ones under the bridge where things struggle to grow. When planting I discovered that even though I watered everything twice the soil was still dry an inch in! So off I went to do a few more rounds of watering (rolls her eyes)!
Took me ages (not as fast without my fellow GG buddies!!!) but it was a satisfying job and the planters are looking super healthy with our visits in the last month - Sharon's wildflowers are looking good, the plants we planted starting to flower and the seeds I put in are coming out!
Will be back again tomorrow and this weekend as the sun is relentless!
Report written by Redbridge runner
Discuss this report
Led by Julia (Redbridge)
GoodGym Area Activator for Redbridge. Slow and steady runner, nature lover and community believer:)
Share the love
Join us on the next run
TBC .... BabyBank
Monday, 30th of September 2024 18:30 - 20:00
Led by
Peter Van Tongeren
Wanstead House Community Association
Become a member
with an optional monthly donation
- Run, walk, or cycle to help older people
- Access sessions across the country
- Claim your GoodGym t-shirt
Need help with a community project?
If you're a community organisation and have a physical task then we'd like to help.
Request a task
Well done Julia, sorry you had to go it alone but what with the SHP allotment and Bernard Close I just couldn’t face another watering can this week.
Thanks! No worries at all! I am so used watering ever day with my allotment and hundred pots on the balcony, so the planters are just another opportunity for a bicep workout 😂
sign in to add a comment