top of page
Search

Get Growing, Victoria!

The City of Victoria's annual Get Growing event is back! This award-winning program supports communities in need through partnerships with non-profit organizations that help distribute seedlings to residents who face barriers to growing their own food. Vegetable, herb, and edible flower seedling varieties are selected for easy growing for the novice gardener and suitable for a variety of locations, like garden beds in yards or container gardening on decks and balconies.


Spring seedlings include tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, collard greens, swiss chard, kale, lettuce, basil, chives, nasturtiums, calendula, and shiso. Spring seedling distribution takes place in all neighbourhoods across Greater Victoria from May 18 to June 2, 2023 as follows. No registration required, simply stop by and pick up what you'd like!


For more information about each seedling variety and tips for seedling care, visit Growing Together.

​Neighbourhood

​Date and Time

Location and Parking

Event Details

Rockland

​Thursday,

May 18


10 am to 12 pm

​Government House

1401 Rockland Ave


Parking lot

Seedlings only

Fairfield

​Friday,

May 19


4 pm to 6 pm

​Robert Porter Park

1345 Thurlow Rd


Street parking only

​Seedlings, compost, leaf mulch, and woodchips

James Bay

​Saturday,

May 20


10 am to 12 pm

Irving Park

250 Menzies St


Street parking only​

Seedlings only

Burnside

​Saturday,

May 20


1 pm to 3 pm

​Burnside Community Centre

471 Cecelia Rd


Parking lot

​Seedlings, compost, leaf mulch, and woodchips

Fernwood

​Thursday,

May 25


1 pm to 3 pm

​Fernwood Community Centre

1240 Gladstone Ave


Street parking only

​Seedlings, compost, leaf mulch, and woodchips

Vic West

​Friday,

May 26


10 am to 12 pm

​Vic West Community Centre

521 Craigflower Rd


Parking lot

Seedlings only

North Park

Saturday,

May 27


10 am to 12:30 pm

​Franklin Green

1045 Mason St


Street parking only

Seedlings, compost, and leaf mulch

Oaklands

​Saturday,

May 27


1 pm to 3 pm

​Oaklands Community Centre

#1-2827 Belmont Ave


Street parking only

​Seedlings, compost, leaf mulch, and woodchips

Quadra Hillside

​Wednesday,

May 31


12 pm to 2 pm

​Quadra Village Community Centre

901 Kings Rd


Street parking only

Seedlings only

Downtown

​Friday,

June 2


4 pm to 6 pm

​Yates Street Community Garden

1014 Yates St


Street parking only

Seedlings only

Jubilee

​Saturday,

June 3


11 am to 1 pm

​Bank Street School

1625 Bank St


Street parking only

Seedlings only


74 views0 comments

Comments


Commenting has been turned off.
bottom of page