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 – Garden 4

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

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Garden Four of the Gosling Wildlife Gardens was originally known as the Suburban Garden. This garden initially featured various vegetable gardens bordered by a planted woodland. Recently, The Arboretum began a revitalization project to update and transform this garden into a Permaculture Garden. 

Several small trees grow in the middle of a green lawn. On the right, there is a line of large stones.

The woodland in Garden Four, 1990.

Two small square vegetable gardens surrounded by chicken wire are situated in the middle of a lawn. The garden in the front many green plants that are low to the ground. The garden behind it appears to be growing tomato plants up wooden stakes. The tomatoes are not yet ripe. To the left of the gardens and behind them is a densely wooded area.

The vegetable gardens in Garden Four, 1996.

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.