GreenlyWhere to buy seeds, seedlings and plants in Toronto
Canada
Within 15 km of Toronto OpenStreetMap lists 19 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 7 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 7 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Jay's Garden, 2 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Toronto
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Toronto's frost dates (last spring frost around 26 April) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 3 March | 29 April | 20 May |
| Cucumber | 27 March | 8 May | 29 May |
| Bell Pepper | 23 February | 8 May | 29 May |
| Eggplant | 27 February | 8 May | 29 May |
| Zucchini | 28 March | 29 April | 20 May |
| Pumpkin | 23 March | 29 April | 20 May |
| Watermelon | 6 April | 8 May | 29 May |
| Peas | — | — | sow 5 April |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Jay's Garden
Gerrard Street East 358 · 2 km · jaysgardenflowermarket.com - Rose Garden Flowers & Gift
Dundas Street West 762, M6J 1T9 Toronto · 2 km · rosegardenandgifts.com - Queen Garden Centre
Queen Street East 771 · 3 km · queengarden.ca - Davenport Garden Center
Davenport Road 368 · 3 km - Summerhill Nursery & Floral
Poplar Plains Road 1, M4V 1A7 Toronto · 4 km · summerhillnursery.ca - Fiesta Gardens
Christie Street 200, M6G 3B6 · Apr–Dec: Fri–Wed 09:00–18:00; Apr–Dec: Thu 09:00–18:00 · 4 km · fiestagardens.ca - Urban Gardener
Dupont Street 1640, Toronto · 6 km - Bob's Garden Centre
Mount Pleasant Road 959, M4P 2L8 Toronto · 7 km - The Soil Sanctuary
Dundas Street West 3039, Toronto · 8 km - Tuminos Garden Centre/Terra Verde Garden Supply and Floral Design
Scarlett Road 271, York · 11 km - Villacci's Garden Depot
Comstock Road 53 · 11 km · villaccis.ca - Islington Nurseries
Islington Avenue 1000, M8Z 4P8 Etobicoke · 11 km · islingtonnurseries.com - Islington Nurseries
Evans Avenue 270 · 12 km · islingtonstoneyard.com - Homeland - Toronto's Garden Center
Danforth Road 750, M1K 1G5 Toronto · 08:00–19:00 · 13 km - Sutton's Garden & Building Supplies
Finch Avenue East 113, M2N 4R4 Toronto · 15 km · suttonsgardensupplies.com
and 4 more in OpenStreetMap
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
- The Bee Shop
Bloor Street West 1340, Toronto · Mon–Fri 10:00–19:00; Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 11:00–17:00 · 5 km · thebeeshop.net - Flemingdon Community Farm
Grenoble Drive 150, M3C 3E7 Toronto · Mon–Sun 09:00–21:00 · 8 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- St. Lawrence Market South
Front Street East 93-95, M5E 1C3 Toronto · Tue–Fri 09:00–19:00; Sat 07:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–17:00 · 1 km · stlawrencemarket.com - Regent Park Farmers' Market
Wed 15:30–19:00 · 2 km · regentparkfarmersmarket.ca - Cabbagetown Farmers' Market
Winchester Street 191, M4X 1V4 Toronto · 2 km - Trinity Bellwoods Farmers Market
May 07–Oct 29 Tue 15:00–19:00 · 3 km · tbfm.ca - Sunset Market Place
Queen Street East 1586, Toronto · 5 km · sunsetmarketplace.ca - Evergreen Garden Market
4 km - Sorauren Park Farmers Market
5 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Kariba Foods Inc.
Brimley Road 185, M1M3J1 · Mon–Fri 07:30–16:00 · 14 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 Toronto
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Toronto: 7 markets and 1 farm shop in OpenStreetMap.
For Toronto:
- 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.