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Welcome to our New Community Garden!

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As of this week, The Ladner Community Garden Society will be overseeing the gardens at Winskill Community Garden in Tsawwassen.


The gardens were started by Harry Caine, a local resident and member of the Lions club as an addition to the Lions Wellness Park next to it.  There is some great Delta history about how this garden got started on this site.
This year the gardens have needed some extra support so we were asked if we could oversee them. I am walking through the gardens tomorrow to see what we can do and to meet the gardeners who tend them.


These photos were taken back in early February so the gardens are needing a spring cleanup which has already begun. We hope to bring more beauty and bounty to South Delta. Please stop by and chat if you see us at the gardens.
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  1. Annie HavenMarch 29, 2012 at 3:07 PM

    Wonderful to see you stepping in to support the gardens

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  2. AnonymousJune 4, 2012 at 4:52 PM

    Great job. The Winskill garden has been needing some ongoing help.
    Incorporation papers - good on you. It will help you with funding requests.
    Wonderful blog too.

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