GreenlyWhere to buy seeds, seedlings and plants in Calgary
Canada
Within 15 km of Calgary OpenStreetMap lists 15 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 4 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 7 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Canary Refillery & Zero Waste Market, 1 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Calgary
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Calgary's frost dates (last spring frost around 13 May) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 17 March | 13 May | 3 June |
| Cucumber | 16 April | 28 May | 18 June |
| Bell Pepper | 15 March | 28 May | 18 June |
| Eggplant | 19 March | 28 May | 18 June |
| Zucchini | 11 April | 13 May | 3 June |
| Pumpkin | 6 April | 13 May | 3 June |
| Watermelon | 26 April | 28 May | 18 June |
| Peas | — | — | sow 22 April |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Canary Refillery & Zero Waste Market
Kensington Road NW 1120, T2N 3P1 · 1 km · canarygoods.ca - Plantation Garden Centre
Mon–Sun 10:00–17:00 · 3 km · plantationgardencentre.ca - The Plant Place
18 Street SW 3474, T2T 6Z8 · Mon–Thu 00:00–18:00; Sat–Sun 11:00–17:00; Fri 11:00–18:00 · 4 km · theplantplacecochrane.com - Golden Acre Home & Garden
Goddard Avenue NE 620, Calgary · 6 km · goldenacre.ca - Garden Retreat
1A Street SW 6510, T2H 0G6 · Mon–Sat 09:30–18:00; Sun 09:30–17:00 · 6 km · gardenretreat.ca - The Home Depot Outdoor Garden Center
Macleod Trail SW 6500, T2H 0K6 Calgary · 6 km · stores.homedepot.ca - Country Gardens & Nursery
Lower Springbank Road 24308, T3Z 3K2 Calgary · 13 km - Cobblestone Garden Centre
17 Avenue SE 10300, T1X 0L4 Calgary · 13 km - Greengate Garden Centres
Macleod Trail SW 14111, T2Y 1M6 Calgary · Mon–Sat 09:30–18:00; Sun, public holidays 11:00–17:00 · 14 km · greengate.ca - Canadian Tire Garden Centre
7 km - Walmart Garden Centre
7 km - Rona+ Garden Centre
9 km - Walmart Garden Centre
9 km - Walmart Garden Centre
11 km - Walmart Garden Centre
14 km
Farm and garden supply shops
Tagged shop=agrarian (farm supply) in OpenStreetMap; “sells seed” is shown only where the place's own tags say so. tag definition
- Nutrien AG Solutions - Access Distribution
Frontier Road 285243, T2C 4S2 · Mon–Fri 08:00–16:30 · 12 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- V-H Court
2 Avenue SE 109, T2G 0B2 Calgary · 1 km - The Mercantile on 9th
Sun 11:00–16:00 · 2 km · mercantileon9th.ca - Calgary Farmers' Market
77 Avenue SE 510, T2H 1C3 Calgary · Thu–Sun 09:00–17:00 · 7 km · calgaryfarmersmarket.ca - Calgary Farmer's Market West
Greenbriar Drive NW 25, Calgary · Wed–Sat 09:00–19:00; Sun 09:00–17:00 · 12 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- DJ Market
5 km - Prairie Farms Local Market
10 km
Seed shops and seed companies in Canada
- Canadian Tire. Store chain Canadian Tire (canadiantire.ca); its website lists seeds. (source, checked 7 October 2026, read from a search engine's copy)
Selling your own harvest near Calgary
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Calgary: 4 markets and 2 farm shops in OpenStreetMap.
For Calgary:
- Alberta approved farmers' markets. Government of Alberta page on approved farmers' markets, with a market finder and resources for managers and vendors. (source, checked 7 October 2026)
Nearby cities
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Collected 7 October 2026 within 15 km of the city centre, at most 15 per kind; addresses and hours as mapped — check before you go.