Free native seed giveaways
The Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library’s series of native seed giveaways gets underway soon! Join us to learn about native plant gardening and receive free native seeds for winter sowing. No gardening experience required!
Saturday, October 25, 1-3 pm: Springhurst Park, corner of Brunswick St. and Springhurst Ave. (Facebook event)
Saturday, November 1, 1-3 pm: Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Rd. (Facebook event)
Saturday, November 8, 1-3 pm: Trinity United Church, 1099 Maitland Ave. (Facebook event)
Saturday, November 15, 1-3 pm: Jim Durrell Recreation Centre, 1265 Walkley Rd. (Facebook event)
Saturday, November 22, 1-3 pm: St. Columba Anglican Church, 24 Sandridge Rd. (Facebook event)
Saturday, November 29, 1-3 pm: Centre communautaire de Riviera, 12 rue de Picardie, Gatineau (Facebook event)
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 1:30-3:30 pm: Ray Friel Recreation Complex, 1585 Tenth Line Rd. (Facebook event)
Saturday, December 13, 2025 1-3 pm: Tony Graham Recreation Complex, Hall A, 100 Charlie Rogers Place (Facebook event)
Visit the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library website for more information about events, to see the seed catalogue, and to shop for garden signs and magnets. If you can’t make it to the seed giveaway events this fall, online seed orders will open on December 26, 2025, on the library’s website and we will mail you seeds for free.