GreenlyWhere to buy seeds, seedlings and plants in Cape Town
South Africa
Within 15 km of Cape Town OpenStreetMap lists 9 garden centres, 3 plant nurseries, 8 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 7 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Gardens Nursery, 2 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Cape Town
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates by the Greenly calendar for Cape Town:
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Gardens Nursery
Scott Street 18A, Cape Town · 2 km - LandsCape Art Garden Centre
Main Road 309, Cape Town · Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–15:00; Sun 11:00–14:30 · 3 km · landscapeart.co.za - Seapoint Nursery
Regent Road · 3 km - Starke Ayres Garden Centre
Liesbeek Parkway 21, 7700 Rosebank · 6 km - Little Orchard Nursery
Massinger Road 7, Diep River · Mon–Thu 08:00–17:00; Fri 08:00–16:30; Sat–Sun 08:00–16:00; public holidays 08:00–16:00 · 14 km · littleorchardnursery.co.za - Stodels
Bergvliet Road 1, 7945 Bergvliet · 14 km · stodels.com - Starke Ayres
Sandown Road, 7700 · 14 km - Stodels
10 km - Ferndale Nursery
11 km
Plant nurseries
Named plant nurseries (landuse=plant_nursery) in OpenStreetMap; check before going whether one sells to the public. tag definition
- Hart Nursery
Ottery Road 350, Ottery · 14 km - Greenpop Eco-Education Hub
3 km - Nursery
9 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Greenmarket Square
Mon–Sat 09:00–16:00 · 0 km - Trafalgar Place Flower Market
Adderley Street 13, Cape Town · 0 km · trafalgarplaceflowermarket.co.za - Makers Landing
Fri–Sat 10:00–21:00; Sun 10:00–18:00 · 1 km - Oranjezicht City Farm Market
Beach Road, Cape Town · Sat 08:00–14:00; Sun 09:00–14:00; Wed 16:00–21:00 · 2 km · ozcf.co.za - The Neighbourgoods Market
Sat 09:00–15:00, Sun 09:00–16:00 · 4 km · neighbourgoodsmarket.co.za - Cape Town Market
Gunners Circle · Mon–Sat 05:00–09:00 · 10 km - Deen's Cash Store
Bonteheuwel Avenue · 12 km - Paradise Hawkers Market
11 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Soil for Life
Sept–May Mon–Fri 08:30–16:00; Jun–Aug Mon–Fri 09:00–15:00; Sat 09:00–13:00 · 12 km
Seed shops and seed companies in South Africa
- Starke Ayres. Seed brand Starke Ayres (starkeayres.com). (source, checked 7 October 2026)
Selling your own harvest near Cape Town
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Cape Town: 8 markets and 1 farm shop 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.