A Heli Anthus-ipated Mission

2 Goodgymers helped an isolated person in Hounslow
Kash
Sevan
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Hounslow

Saturday 12th April

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Report written by Sevan

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Ms B was excited to have GoodGym visit her for the first time. She asked Kash and Sevan to dig out one specific plant from her flower beds and to rehome some of it in a large flower pot.

Kash got stuck in to digging out the plant in question whose roots had all woven together under the surface. Sevan was filling the big pot with compost and had a bit of a surprise when he saw the plant roots. They were at right angles to the stem, then shot off in all different directions, making it hard to plant one next to another. Eventually he figured it out as Kash finished up clearing the first flower bed.

While Kash dealt with flower bed 2, Sevan went on a mini adventure to find the garden waste bin. "Out the back gate, around the corner and next to a white car", apparently. Sevan found a white mini, but no bin. He kept going and figured out that the white car and the bin that were described were actually sitting in front of Ms B's front door 🤦‍♂️.

Back in the garden, Kash had removed some dead stems and threaded ivy though Ms B's garden arch. That was more than Ms B had planned for the afternoon, so she was very appreciative of the help.

Finally, Sevan asked what the plants that they were (re)moving were called. Helianthus, replied Ms B. Sevan looked it up later and they're from the sunflower family 🌻 although, they definitely weren't the tall type that we normally think of.



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