Felicidade and I joined a large team to help Friends of the Earth with their annual tree planting. We whipped, mulched, planted and weeded! We planted 6 different types of trees. It was a joy to see the trees that were planted last year, doing so well and the trees that were planted 5 years ago now very established.

It’s officially the season for outdoor jobs so for my second mission of the day I headed to Mrs I’s garden to tackle some weeds. The afternoon sun was out in full force, providing the perfect power to get the bed cleared.

We had a brilliant start to the morning helping Mrs R get her garden back under control. It was a classic case of weed it and reap as we cleared the beds, leaving the space tidy and ready for some spring sunshine.

A last minute plea for help traded during lunch time was a great full body workout. There was no shortage of tables to fold and chairs to stack which provided some heavy lifting before heading back to the desk job.

Collecting rubbish by lamplight. An hour spent collecting rubbish in the early evening by the light of our headtorches. Amazing just how much litter can be collected in a short time with a few people joining together.

It made a difference, we made a difference!

Spent a productive morning with the Friends of John Innes Park, tackling the encroaching alkanet and clearing the beds off other weeds.