Ms L's large garden had once been a beautiful, exotic oasis, a home of many barbecues by the pond and palm trees. Since Ms L's husband had passed away five years ago, the place had become a run-down home of brambles, ivy and cats. Felines, Ms L didn't mind. She watched those nimble cousins of jaguars with affection in her eyes. But brambles and ivy? Ms L felt bad about the state of her garden, yet her health didn't allow her to maintain the place anymore without her husband.

The garden was like a full-time job for him. Evenings, weekends, there was always something to do here. - Ms L.

Sevan and Kash ran 5km from Dalston Junction to Upper Holloway to offer the lady their gardening support. With such a big garden overtaken by weeds, it was hard to tell where to start. Brambles and ivy, which had spread rapidly and encroached on neighbours' premises, seemed like a good choice to make a big difference.

In Ms L's husband's shed, Sevan found a slightly rusty pair of shears and a fork. He then cut down the ivy sprawling on the flower bed and climbing to the upstairs neighbour's window. His intervention recovered a family of ceramic rabbits and squirrels with an adopted baby elephant, bird and fox. Sevan also dug out some of the ivy roots to prevent the weeds from coming back and threatening the unity of the eclectic herd.

Meanwhile, Kash used loppers with a missing handle to tame the brambles that had grown onto the shed roof and into the neighbour's garden. She didn't get to dig any roots, but tidied the base of one of the palm trees, removing the dead leaves to reach the bramble stalks.

In the end, both GoodGymers ended up with equally large piles of cuttings. There is always time for a little bit of fun at every mission, so Sevan dressed up as Ned Stark with a vegan version of his furry overcoat made of ivy. When both stacks of trimmings were combined into a single monster heap, Kash jumped on it and surfed on it as if it were a sea beast emerging from the ocean.

Ms L was so grateful for the help that she thanked the GoodGymers cordially, and even gave Kash a hug!