Tidy an elder's front garden

How it goes

When someone can't kneel or carry, the garden goes. The lawn turns to meadow, the borders fill with bindweed, and the person feels embarrassed every time they look out the window. Three of you, three hours, secateurs and a strimmer, and it's their garden again. Plant a few spring bulbs while you're at it — the surprise next March is half the gift.

Suggested materials

• Bin bags10
• Compost2 bags
• Spring bulbs50–100