Arboretum History
Arboretum History
Pink flowers and green bushes run alongside either side of a dirt path which recedes into the background. Large conifer trees are seen in the background behind a wooden fence.

Gosling Wildlife Gardens – General

Header image: Garden one of the Gosling Wildlife Gardens, 2007.

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The Gosling Wildlife Gardens is composed of five different gardens highlighting the various ways that backyard and suburban gardens can be designed to attract wildlife. While many of the gardens have changed over time, so has the entirety of the area! This page displays the changes to the entirety of the Gosling Wildlife Gardens. If you would like to see how the individual gardens have changed, visit the Garden One, Garden Two, Garden Three, Garden Four and Garden Five pages.

To learn more about the Gosling Wildlife Gardens, visit the Gosling Wildlife Gardens page on The Arboretum’s main website.

A gravel path cuts across the bottom of the image and recedes into the distance through a garden. A green and yellow grass lawn has a sign reading, "Gosling Wildlife Gardens, The Arboretum" on it. A short-haired woman wearing a white t-shirt and white shorts is standing on the gravel path, looking at the green bushes next to it. There are some young trees growing in the background.

Entrance to the Gosling Wildlife Gardens, 1988.

A sign reading

Entrance to the Gosling Wildlife Gardens, 1998.

Plants near the entrance to the Gosling Wildlife Gardens, 2011.

This is a sampling of some of the many photos that have been taken and people that have been a part of The Arboretum’s 50 years of operations. Do you have some photos you would like to share? Upload them to our Arboretum History Kudoboard.

The land where The Arboretum now grows has been home to plants and animals for thousands of years. It was home to Indigenous peoples before settlers arrived. We recognize the Dish with One Spoon territory, the treaty lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Between the Lakes Treaty 3 lands on which the University of Guelph and The Arboretum now sit. We are honoured to work on and care for this land.