GreenlyWhere to buy seeds, seedlings and plants in Canberra
Australia
Within 15 km of Canberra OpenStreetMap lists 12 garden centres, 2 plant nurseries and 2 markets (collected 7 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is The Garden, 3 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Canberra
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Canberra's frost dates (last spring frost around 18 September) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 16 August | 12 October | 2 November |
| Cucumber | 24 September | 5 November | 26 November |
| Bell Pepper | 23 August | 5 November | 26 November |
| Eggplant | 27 August | 5 November | 26 November |
| Zucchini | 10 September | 12 October | 2 November |
| Pumpkin | 5 September | 12 October | 2 November |
| Watermelon | 4 October | 5 November | 26 November |
| Peas | — | — | sow 28 August |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Heritage Nursery Yarralumla
Mon–Sun 09:00–17:00 · 4 km · heritagenursery.com.au - Bruceworks Landscape Centre
Kallaroo Road 16 B, 2609 · Mon–Sat 08:30–16:30 · 6 km - Austral Bricks
Lithgow Street 7, 2609 · Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00; Sat 09:00–12:00 · 6 km · australbricks.com.au - Corkhill Bros. Soil 'n' Stuff
Darling Street 35 · 7 km - Canberra Nursery & Garden Centre
Railway Street 44 · Mon–Sun 09:00–17:00 · 11 km · canberragardencentre.com.au - The Garden
3 km · thegarden.com.au - Willow Park
5 km · willowparknursery.com.au - Cool Country Natives
5 km - Bruceworks
6 km · bruceworks.com.au - Rodney's Plants Plus
6 km · rodneys.com.au - Canberra Mower Suppliers
7 km - Green and Gold Nursery
11 km · greengoldnursery.com.au
Plant nurseries
Named plant nurseries (landuse=plant_nursery) in OpenStreetMap; check before going whether one sells to the public. tag definition
- Nursery
2 km - Yarralumla Nursery
4 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Capital Region Farmers Market
Sat 07:00–11:30 · 6 km · capitalregionfarmersmarket.com.au - Capital Food Market
Lathlain Street 10 · Wed–Sun 08:00–21:00 · 7 km · capitalfoodmarket.com.au
Seed shops and seed companies in Australia
- Bunnings. Store chain Bunnings (bunnings.com.au); its website lists seeds. (source, checked 7 October 2026, read from a search engine's copy)
- The Diggers Club. Store chain The Diggers Club (diggers.com.au); its website lists seeds. (source, checked 7 October 2026)
Selling your own harvest near Canberra
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Canberra: 2 markets and 0 farm shops in OpenStreetMap.
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.