Laura and Sheila helped out at Braywick Plant Nurseries. While Laura potted up some plants from modules, Sheila joined Charlie in cutting back the hedgerow in the car park, and getting rid of the weeds so that it can be planted up with something more interesting. This should make it a much more inviting space

Sheila and Laura joined another volunteer at Braywick Plant Nurseries. After doing a quick scout to remove any ailing plants from the sales area, we settled down to the main job of the morning - trimming the straggly petunias to stop them all getting tangled up with each other and to encourage more flowers. Several buckets of trimmings later, the plants were neat and tidy and we had earned ourselves a nice cup of tea!

Karen, Laura and Sheila gathered at the Braywick Plant Nursery on what is the last scheduled Goodgym community mission here. The finances are not working out and this fantastic facility is planned to close at the end of the year unless a rescue plan can be devised. We worked alongside 3 young men from Talkback, who gain valuable experience and skills in Horticulture from their weekly visits. We were sorting and trimming the perennial plants being over-wintered, and by the end of the session we had gathered a dustbin full of trimmings including several acorns which had fallen into the pots whilst they had been outside. Goodgym has been supporting Braywick Plant Nurseries since April 2023, and 55 different GoodGymers have carried out 96 tasks. Let's hope that a rescue plan can be found.

We were set tasks which were accomplished in the Nursery. We were introduced to the staff who were helpful and happy at work. There were two of us this time, putting plants into large black trays to be filled with water. Last task, we deadheading.

We finished at 11.30am, and then walked home. Just very glad to have helped and enjoy the atmosphere.

Laura and Karen spent a very pleasant morning at Braywick Heath Nursery. They started off putting the rather overgrown pots of vegetables into trays to make them easier to look after. Once the vegetables had been tamed they moved outside to dead head the flowers in the sun.