Get Growing, Victoria! Neighbourhood Distribution Days
May 30, 2022
The award-winning Get Growing, Victoria! program returns to every Victoria neighbourhood this spring. The program shares free garden resources, including vegetable and herb seedlings, garden materials like compost and mulch, and gardening education with people who face barriers to growing their own food. Seedlings are grown in the City’s nursery and distributed in partnership with community organizations.
Seedling varieties are selected for easy growing for the novice gardener and suitable for a variety of locations, such as garden beds or container gardening. Spring distribution provides vegetable and herb seedlings and includes tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, broccoli, swiss chard, kale, lettuce, basil, chives, nasturtiums, calendula, shiso and miner's lettuce.
Spring 2022 Neighbourhood Distribution Days
Please bring your own trays to transport your seedlings.
| Date | Time | Location | Details |
| Fri, May 20 |
noon- 2 p.m. |
Victoria West Vic West Community Centre, 521 Craigflower Rd. |
Seedlings only |
| Sat, May 21 |
noon- 2 p.m. |
Downtown Yates Street Community Garden, 1014 Yates St. |
Seedlings only Street parking only |
| Sat, May 21 |
noon- 1 p.m. |
Burnside Gorge Burnside Gorge Community Centre, 471 Cecelia Rd. |
Seedlings only Parking available in the community centre parking lot |
| Thu, May 26 |
5:30- 7 p.m. |
Fernwood Fernwood Community Centre, 1240 Gladstone Ave. |
Seedlings only School parking lot on Gladstone Ave. |
| Fri, May 27 | 10 a.m.-noon |
North Park Franklin Green, 1019-1045 Mason St. |
Seedlings and compost available Street parking only |
| Sat, May 28 |
noon- 2 p.m. |
Oaklands Oaklands Community Centre, 1-2827 Belmont Ave. |
Seedlings, compost and wood chips available Street parking only |
| Sat, May 28 |
10 a.m.- 1 p.m. |
James Bay Irving Park 250 Menzies St. |
Seedlings only Street parking only |
| Thu, Jun 2 | 9-11 a.m. |
Rockland Government House Iris Garden, 1401 Rockland Ave. |
Seedlings only Parking available on site |
| Fri, Jun 3 |
11 a.m.- 2 p.m. |
Hillside Quadra Quadra Village Community Centre, 901 Kings Rd. |
Seedlings only Street parking only |
| Sat, Jun 4 |
noon- 2 p.m. |
Jubilee Bank Street School, 1623 Bank St. |
Seedlings only Street parking only |
| Sun, Jun 5 |
noon- 2 p.m. |
Fairfield Gonzales Robert Porter Park, 1350 Fairfield Rd. |
Seedlings only Street and school parking lot |
Summer distribution dates for fall/winter crops will occur from July 25 to August 14.
For more information about the program, visit victoria.ca/getgrowing.
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