11135-65 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T6H 1W3 · Traditional Lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and the homelands of the Métis Nation of Alberta Region 4
Westwood Healing Gardens

Gardening provides a host of mental and physical health benefits. A quick web search will show both the scientific evidence and personal testimonials, such as this one from nurse practitioner, Lisa Wimmer.
Don’t have a garden of your own?
Want the added benefit of social connection?
You are welcome to enjoy being in the gardens anytime.
Contact us to get involved.
Possible activities (not necessarily in any order)
Watering, Weeding, Planting, Mowing, Harvesting, Chatting
Questions? Want to participate?
Contact: grounds@westwoodunitarian.ca

Garden News

Garden Plans for the New Year
Hello Friends, This is what we have accomplished this gardening season interspersed withsome of my favourite Westwood garden pics. Lots of veggies grown by Dawn,

Westwood Garden Season in Review
It’s September now & I’m thinking about the failures & successes of Westwood’s gardens this year. The first success is that there are 4 lovely

Pollinators
To start, here is a pic of Westwood’s Gardeners. Me (Lindsay), Shana in front, Christine behind me, Dawn & Margret. We rely heavily on bees

Native Plants
Before I start in on native plants I have a couple of extra items from the last “veggie gardening” blog. Do you prune your tomatoes?

Growing Vegetables at Westwood
There are four of us growing vegetables at Westwood this year: myself, Dawn H, Margret S. & our friend & neighbour Shana C. Christine is

Garden News
Hello Friends, I thought I’d write a little blog about Westwood’s garden for your information & enjoyment. This first issue will be about what has