GreenlyTomato plants and vegetable seeds near Victoria: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
Canada
Within 15 km of Victoria OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 7 markets and 6 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Mr. Fertilizer, 2 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Victoria
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Victoria's frost dates (last spring frost around 1 March) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 2 March – 10 July | 23 April – 31 August | 14 May – 31 August |
| Cucumber | 25 April – 8 September | 23 May – 6 October | 13 June – 6 October |
| Bell Pepper | 24 March – 2 July | 23 May – 31 August | 13 June – 31 August |
| Eggplant | 24 March – 2 July | 23 May – 31 August | 13 June – 31 August |
| Zucchini | 2 May – 13 September | 23 May – 4 October | 13 June – 4 October |
| Pumpkin | 11 April – 15 July | 23 May – 26 August | 13 June – 26 August |
| Watermelon | 25 April – 14 August | 23 May – 11 September | 13 June – 11 September |
| Peas | — | — | sow 8 February – 8 October |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Mr. Fertilizer
Burnside Road West 9, V9A 1B2 · 2 km · shopvictoria.ca - GardenWorks Oak Bay
Oak Bay Avenue 2036 · Mon–Sun 09:00–18:00 · 4 km · gardenworks.ca - GARDENWORKS
Blenkinsop Road 4290, V8X 2C2 Saanich · Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00, Mon - Fri 13:00 - 18:00 "closed during heat wave" · 6 km · gardenworks.ca - Gardenworks
Island Highway 1859 · Mon–Sun 09:00–18:00 · 7 km · gardenworks.ca - Wildwood Outdoor Living Centre
Elk Lake Drive 4660 · 8 km - Elk Lake Nursery
12 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
- Buckerfield's
11 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- James Bay Market
Sat 09:00–15:00; Oct 07–Apr 30 closed · 1 km · jamesbaymarket.com - Moss Street Farmers Market
May–Oct 10:00–14:00; Nov–Apr 10:00–13:00 · 2 km · mossstreetmarket.com - Oaklands Sunset Market
Jul 09–Aug 27 Wed 16:30–20:00 · 3 km · sunsetmarket.org - Gorge Farmers Market
Jun–Aug Mon 16:30–19:30; Sept Mon 16:30–19:00; Oct–May Off · 3 km · esquimaltmarket.com - Esquimalt Farmers Market
Apr–Aug Thu 16:30–19:30; Sept Thu 16:30–19:00; Oct–Mar Off · 3 km · esquimaltmarket.com - Metchosin Farmers Market
Happy Valley Road 4450 · May–Oct Sun 11:00–14:00; Nov–Apr Off · 13 km · metchosin.ca - Food Truck Festival
1 km · royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Topsoil Market
Mon–Fri 12:00–18:00 · 1 km - Mason Street Farm & Victoria Edible Nursery
Balmoral Road 1015, V8T 1A3 · Mon–Sun 10:00–17:00 · 1 km · victoriaediblenursery.com - Madrona Farm
Wed–Sat 11:00–17:00 · 6 km · madronafarm.ca - Willow Wind Feed & Pet Food
Sooke Road 2714 · Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun 09:00–17:00 · 11 km · topshelffeeds.ca - Foxgloves Farm Stand
4 km - Glanford Greenhouses
4 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 Victoria
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Victoria: 7 markets and 6 farm shops in OpenStreetMap.
Nearby cities
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Collected 20 October 2026 within 15 km of the city centre, at most 15 per kind; addresses and hours as mapped — check before you go.
