GreenlyWhere to buy seeds, seedlings and plants in Ottawa
Canada
Within 15 km of Ottawa OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 6 markets and 6 farm shops (collected 7 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Ritchie Feed & Seed, 7 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Ottawa
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Ottawa's frost dates (last spring frost around 30 April) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 10 March | 6 May | 27 May |
| Cucumber | 9 April | 21 May | 11 June |
| Bell Pepper | 8 March | 21 May | 11 June |
| Eggplant | 12 March | 21 May | 11 June |
| Zucchini | 4 April | 6 May | 27 May |
| Pumpkin | 30 March | 6 May | 27 May |
| Watermelon | 19 April | 21 May | 11 June |
| Peas | — | — | sow 9 April |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Ritchie Feed & Seed
Windmill Lane 1390, K1B 4V5 · 7 km · ritchiefeed.com - Artistic Landscape Designs
Artistic Place 2079, K1V 8A8 · 7 km - Emery
Boulevard Maloney Est 600, J8P 7M4 Gatineau · Mon–Wed 08:30–20:00; Thu–Fri 08:30–21:00; Sat 08:30–17:00; Sun 08:30–17:00 · 9 km · emerycentrejardin.ca - Lindsay Landscape
Russell Road 3968 · 9 km - Green Thumb Garden Centre
Tristan Court 17 · 10 km - Budd Gardens
Innes Road 2832 · 11 km - Cleroux Farm Produce Inc.
Navan Road 2567, Ottawa · Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00; Sat–Sun 08:00–17:00; Nov–Apr closed · 13 km - Nesbitt's Greenhouse and Nursery
Chemin Eardley 145, J9H 7G5 Gatineau · 13 km · nesbittsgreenhouse.ca - Peter Knippel Garden Centre
Bank Street 4590 · 13 km - Orleans Prestige Garden Sheds
St. Joseph Boulevard 2174 · 14 km - Orleans Landscaping
St. Joseph Boulevard 2473 · 15 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Main Street Farmers' Market
May 16–Oct 31 Sat 09:00–14:00 · 2 km · ottawafarmersmarket.ca - Lansdowne Farmers' Market
May 3–Oct 25 Sun 09:00–15:00 · 3 km · ottawafarmersmarket.ca - Parkdale Market
May–Nov: Mon–Sun 08:00–18:00 · 3 km - Westboro Farmers' Market
May 16–Oct 31 Sat 09:00–15:00 · 6 km · ottawafarmersmarket.ca - Byward Market
1 km - Marché public Notre-Dame
8 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Veggie Trail Farms
Richmond Road 3229 · 12 km · veggietrailfarms.com - Shouldice Berry Farm
Richmond Road 3451 · 13 km - Kiwan Farms
10 km - Mike's Garden Harvest
13 km - Shouldice
14 km - Gee Bees Honey
15 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 Ottawa
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Ottawa: 6 markets and 6 farm shops in OpenStreetMap.
For Ottawa:
- Farmers' Markets Ontario. Association of farmers' markets in Ontario; its site has a «Find a Market» search. (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.