Check out the beautiful Encana Community Garden sprouting up behind the Southwood library. It's all coming together nicely and would be the perfect place to read and relax on a nice summer day like today!

You can see more pictures, learn about garden guidelines, and get in contact with the Common Ground Garden society at http://cggs.ca/.

Now you can keep up with the development of the Common Ground Community Garden at Southwood online!

Visit http://cggs.ca/ to see pictures of the garden and to reveiw meeting summaries. It's never too late to join! If you would like more information or to add yourself to the list, come into the branch or give us a call and we'd be happy to help you!

Planning is well underway for a community garden west of our branch. Calgary Public Library is excited to embark on this project as our garden teams, drawn from interested community members, are working to establish and eventually manage the garden.

Currently, garden teams are busy with Design & Layout, Financials and Membership. The initial design includes individual plots, a gathering place and a composting system. Site development is scheduled to take place in May with planting to begin in June!

This venture would not be possible without the generous donations of time and funds from Encana, the City of Calgary, the Calgary Garden Resource Network and countless community volunteers.

As this is a truly organic process, there is room for the growth of ideas as well as carrots, a place to sit and ponder or read, an opportunity to learn, to care and to share with one and all.