Toronto Plant Market and Native Plant Supply - April 1 to Oct 31 Wed to Sun
2026-04-01 - 2026-10-31 | Toronto Plant Market, 327 Bering Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M8Z 3A5, Canada
The Toronto Plant Market and Native Plant Supply is a unique retail garden center specializing
in native plants. We supply our GTA customers with 280+ native plants. We aim to provide our customers with excellent customer service based on extensive knowledge of the growth habits and ecological preferences of the plants we sell. An important aspect of our business is hosting events that focus on raising awareness about native plants, urban ecology, and sustainability. We also offer rental and gathering space for organizations and community groups aligned with our environmental and community values. We are located on Bering Avenue in Etobicoke on Treaty 13 lands.
327 Bering Ave, Downtown Toronto, ON, Canada, M8Z 3A5
April 1st – October 31
Wed – Fri: 12pm – 7pm
Saturday & Sunday : 9 am -2 pm
(416) 535-5565
torontoplantmarket@gmail.com

Spring Seed Sowing Workshop - April 12
2026-04-12 14:00 - 16:30 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Spring Seed Sowing Workshop
South Parkdale Community Pollinator Gardens
April 12, 2pm to 4:30pm
Registration Required spcommunitypollinatorgardens@gmail.com
Native plants, annuals, herbs and veggies!
Seeds, soil, pots & trays provided
Sliding Scale $1-$20
One tray of 10 pots with soil provided to each participant. We’ll have lots of native plant seeds (that don’t need to be overwintered) and a few annual, veggie & herb seeds as well.
This location is wheelchair accessible, however the washroom is not. Exact address provided upon registration. We’ll be outdoors and a washroom will be available.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/aZyC3E4NXBPaa76CA

Ecofair Toronto - April 26
2026-04-26 11:00 - 16:00 | Evergreen Brickworks, 550 Bayview Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3X8, Canada
April 26 11am to 4pm
Evergreen Brick Works
550 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON M4W 3X8
Free Admission, 100+ Exhibitors, Good Food, Fun Kids Activities, and More!
https://ecofairtoronto.org/

Seed & Seedling Swap - May 2
2026-05-02 13:00 - 16:00 | Neilson Park Community Garden, 1775 Neilson Rd, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Malvern Resilient Roots
Note: Trees and shrubs are sold out. See the Eventbrite link for details on the plants and seeds
The Seed and Seedling Swap are on May 2 from 1 to 4 pm

This is a time honoured way to increase diversity in your native plant gardens or to add new varieties to your home veggy patch. Please make sure that any plants you bring are free from pests or diseases and carefully inspect any you select before taking them home. NO INVASIVE SPECIES PLEASE! Labels are greatly appreciated — a limited supply of markers and blank tags will be available for your use.
Come visit us in the Garden!
* try your hand at planting early season crops like peas, lettuce, or callaloo
* learn to make paper pots
* taste some goldenrod jelly, pine needle tea, or freshly dug sun chokes
* visit displays from other environmental groups
* spend some time talking to our expert gardeners and to your neighbours
Sign up to volunteer!
This event is sponsored by the City of Toronto Forestry Department and is operated by the volunteers of the Neilson Park Community Garden with cooperation from the Malvern Family Resource Centre. Your Community Garden provides free, fresh, organic produce to area food banks/social service agencies and to our volunteers tables.
New volunteers are welcomed every Tuesday & Thursday evening and Saturday mornings throughout the growing season — or just drop by and introduce yourself to any volunteer you see in the Garden. We’re always glad to see you and you can tell us how your new additions are faring.
seedrougeriver@gmail.com and 437-536-6238

LEGS Plants and Seeds Exchange - May 9
2026-05-09 09:00 - 13:00 | Colonel Smith Park, 1 Samuel Smith Park Dr. Toronto ON M8V 4B6, Toronto, Ontario, M8V 4B6, Canada
LEGS Plants and Seeds Exchange
May 9, 9am to 1pm
Lakeshore Environmental Gardening Society
Assembly Hall Community Centre
1 Samuel Smith Park Dr. Toronto ON M8V 4B6
Organic and native plant seeds
Bring plants/seeds and take some home!
Seed List

North American Native Plant Society Native Plant Sale - May 9
2026-05-09 10:00 - 14:00 | Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. E., Toronto, Ontario, M3C 1P2, Canada
The NANPS Native Plant Sales is on May 9th at the Toronto Botanical Gardens
Sales to the public are from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm)
The plant database used for advance orders is an excellent tool to learn about plants and their needs.
Advance orders for members are available until Monday, April 13. https://nanps.org/online-toronto-plant-sale/ for online order forms. Memberships may be purchased for $25.
Orders may only be picked up on-site on the day of the sale starting at 11:00 am until 1:30 pm
Toronto Botanical Garden
777 Lawrence Ave. E.
Toronto ON M3C 1P2
FAQ and email plantsale@nanps.org

Spring Plant Sale at Allan Gardens - May 17
2026-05-17 10:00 - 16:00 | Allan Gardens Conservatory, 19 Horticultural Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 2P2, Canada
Spring Plant Sale – May 17
Sunday, May 17, 2026
10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
Allan Gardens Palm House and Children’s Conservatory
19 Horticultural Ave Toronto ON M5A 2P2
This is a multi-vendor event featuring: 1) Crystal Star Nursery (@crystalstarnursey) 2) Native Plants in Claremont Inc. (@nativeplantsinclaremont) with native plants for all garden conditions, 3) Plantzzahut (@plantzzahut) with carnivorous plants, 4) Friends of Allan Gardens for volunteer propagated house plants, veggie starters and cultural plants.

Douglas Counter Garden Tour 1 - May 20
2026-05-20 13:00 - 14:30 | Douglas Counter, location given on registration, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Tour 1: Wednesday, May 20, 1:00pm to 2:30pm
New this year, Block Ambassador Douglas Counter is kindly offering Project Swallowtail members free SPRING TOURS of his native habitat gardens located near the Etobicoke Civic Centre. This 1.5-hour tour includes tips on increasing the habitat value of your garden, minimal spring maintenance sympathetic to pollinators, spring plant identification, choosing species, and more.
Douglas brings 29 years of practical, hands-on experience gardening with native plants to these tours of his prairie, woodland, and storm water infiltration boulevard gardens, which together cover 84% of his property, contain over 110 species of plants, shrubs and trees, and are beautiful examples of what’s possible in an urban setting.
Spaces are limited, so please RSVP to Douglas today at dcu.humanature@rogers.com and include your tour date in the subject line of your email. Douglas will confirm location details with guests.

Parkdale Hort Plant Fair - May 23
2026-05-23 10:00 - 13:00 | Roncy United Church, 240 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M6R 1M3, Canada
May 23rd from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Roncy United Church
240 Roncesvalles Ave Toronto, ON M6R 1M3
The Hort’s Plant Fair raises funds to support various community-based garden projects. Your support means the world to us!
Pollinators, Natives, Perennials, Annuals, Houseplants, Shade-loving, Herbs and Veg
Free Gardening advice and Garden Flea Market
Website: https://www.parkdaletorontohort.com/Plant-Fairs

Douglas Counter Garden Tour 2 - May 24
2026-05-24 14:00 - 15:30 | Douglas Counter, location given on registration, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Tour 2: Sunday, May 24, 2:00pm to 3:30pm
New this year, Block Ambassador Douglas Counter is kindly offering Project Swallowtail members free SPRING TOURS of his native habitat gardens located near the Etobicoke Civic Centre. This 1.5-hour tour includes tips on increasing the habitat value of your garden, minimal spring maintenance sympathetic to pollinators, spring plant identification, choosing species, and more.
Douglas brings 29 years of practical, hands-on experience gardening with native plants to these tours of his prairie, woodland, and storm water infiltration boulevard gardens, which together cover 84% of his property, contain over 110 species of plants, shrubs and trees, and are beautiful examples of what’s possible in an urban setting.
Spaces are limited, so please RSVP to Douglas today at dcu.humanature@rogers.com and include your tour date in the subject line of your email. Douglas will confirm location details with guests.

Roncy REmarket - May 30
2026-05-30 10:00 - 15:00 | Roncesvalles United Church, 40 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M6R 2L6, Canada
Roncy REmarket
May 30 10 am to 3 pm
Roncesvalles United Church, 240 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto, ON M6R 2L6
email Danielle Marcos at contact@earthstarbotanicals.com
647-832-3197
An ecologically minded street fair promoting zero waste through reusing, repurposing, repairing, recycling, upcycling. Earthstar Botanicals will be selling pollinator plants and offering pollinator education at the event.
to download poster: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1owJYrkCQbaMBPBnnmo8oxumEUu89wP-P/view

Douglas Counter Garden Tour 3 - May 30
2026-05-30 11:00 - 12:30 | Douglas Counter, location given on registration, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Tour 3: Saturday, May 30, 11:00am to 12:30pm
New this year, Block Ambassador Douglas Counter is kindly offering Project Swallowtail members free SPRING TOURS of his native habitat gardens located near the Etobicoke Civic Centre. This 1.5-hour tour includes tips on increasing the habitat value of your garden, minimal spring maintenance sympathetic to pollinators, spring plant identification, choosing species, and more.
Douglas brings 29 years of practical, hands-on experience gardening with native plants to these tours of his prairie, woodland, and storm water infiltration boulevard gardens, which together cover 84% of his property, contain over 110 species of plants, shrubs and trees, and are beautiful examples of what’s possible in an urban setting.
Spaces are limited, so please RSVP to Douglas today at dcu.humanature@rogers.com and include your tour date in the subject line of your email. Douglas will confirm location details with guests.

May 31 - Essential Ecosystem Engineers
2026-05-31 14:00 - 16:00 | Milky Way Garden, 87 Milky Way, Toronto, Ontario, M6H 3Y2, Canada
Essential Ecosystem Engineers
Learn about invasive jumping worms and beneficial red wigglers in the garden!
May 31, 2 pm to 4 pm
Milky Way Garden
87 Milky Way, Toronto ON M6H 3Y2
$1 to $20 sliding scale Registration is required
Sullivan Dyment is a Toronto-based researcher, writer, visual artist, and environmental advocate. He specializes in urban resiliency and soil stewardship. Currently completing a Master of Environmental Studies at York University, Sul’s work focuses on the intersection of invasive species management and community-led conservation. He is a certified pollinator steward, coordinates the gardens at his building and has his own pollinator and food gardens at home.
The Subterranean Shift and Jumping Worms
Sullivan will guide gardeners through the critical transition from traditional soil understanding to the modern reality of the jumping worm crisis. This part of the presentation pulls back the curtain on the quiet arrival of Amynthas species in Ontario, illustrating how these invaders aren’t just “different worms,” but biological combatants that actively destroy healthy soil. Sullivan will empower our audience to recognize that containment is a human behaviour challenge. By understanding this, we will move from ecological grief into a position of power. Instead of risking any role in unintentional spread, we spearhead the fight. This section is about arming ourselves with the biosecurity protocols and the “activist mindset” needed to protect the native ecosystems we’ve worked so hard to restore. We aren’t just gardeners anymore; we are the first line of defense..
Joe Durand is a prominent urban agriculture advocate, educator, social worker and founding board member of Green Thumbs Growing Kids. He currently helps gardens set up compost systems and specializes in teaching about soil food web with Compost Toronto. He frequently collaborates with local community initiatives, including West Neighbourhood House, the Milky Way Garden and Anishnawbe Nibi Gitigaan.
Red Wrigglers, Soil Heath and Gardens
Joe will be discussing the role of red wrigglers, a specific type of earthworm, in composting and soil microbiology. He will provide microscopes so we can take a closer look into the compost the Milky Way gardeners have created. We’ll discuss topics such as compost tea, the use of commercial fertilizers, soil health and its critical role in our ecosystem.

Douglas Counter Garden Tour 4 - June 6
2026-06-06 13:00 - 14:30 | Douglas Counter, location given on registration, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Tour 4: Saturday, June 6, 1:00pm to 2:30pm
New this year, Block Ambassador Douglas Counter is kindly offering Project Swallowtail members free SPRING TOURS of his native habitat gardens located near the Etobicoke Civic Centre. This 1.5-hour tour includes tips on increasing the habitat value of your garden, minimal spring maintenance sympathetic to pollinators, spring plant identification, choosing species, and more.
Douglas brings 29 years of practical, hands-on experience gardening with native plants to these tours of his prairie, woodland, and storm water infiltration boulevard gardens, which together cover 84% of his property, contain over 110 species of plants, shrubs and trees, and are beautiful examples of what’s possible in an urban setting.
Spaces are limited, so please RSVP to Douglas today at dcu.humanature@rogers.com and include your tour date in the subject line of your email. Douglas will confirm location details with guests.

Garden Planting Day - June 7
2026-06-07 10:00 - 15:00 | 11 Tyndall Ave., 11 Tyndall Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M6K 2E8, Canada
Garden Planting Day
Sunday, June 7, 10am to 3 pm
11 Tyndall Ave.
Snacks and Drinks Provided
No experience necessary
All are welcome

Fun Tenant and Community Planting Day - June 13
2026-06-13 10:00 - 15:00 | 30 Springhurst Ave., 30 Springhurst Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M6K 1B3, Canada
Fun Tenant and Community Planting Day
Saturday, June 13 10am to 3 pm
30 Springhurst Ave.
No experience required
All welcome!

Pollinator Week - June 22-28 2026
2026-06-22 - 2026-06-28 | Pollinator Partnership Canada (P2C), PO Box 73619 RPO Wychwood, Toronto, Ontario, M6C 4A7, Canada
June 22 – 28, 2026.
Pollinator Partnership
Pollinator Week is an annual celebration in support of pollinator health that was initiated and is managed by Pollinator Partnership. It is a time to raise awareness for pollinators and spread the word about what we can do to protect them. The great thing about Pollinator Week is that you can celebrate and get involved any way you like! Popular events include planting for pollinators, hosting garden tours, participating in online bee and butterfly ID workshops, and so much more.
However you choose to celebrate this year, be sure to register your event on the map below, and share your story with us by tagging us on social media using the hashtag #PollinatorWeek.
https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator-week
https://www.pollinator.org/canada
Activities are in many places.
The address below is their Toronto office.
BioBlitz:
Join the Pollinator Week Bioblitz on iNaturalist! Be a part of this community science project and help collect data on the distribution of pollinators across Canada, the United States and Mexico during Pollinator Week (June 22-28)
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/pollinator-week-2026-pollinator-bioblitz
BioBlitz Toolkit
Never participated in a bioblitz or need a refresher? Our Bioblitz Toolkit provides everything you need to participate in the event, from guides to photography tips. Download the iNaturalist app, explore the world around you, and become a vital part of conservation efforts today!
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Solstice Garden Tour 1 - June 24
2026-06-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Douglas Counter, location given on registration, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Solstice Tour 1 (evening): Wednesday, June 24, 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Join block ambassador Douglas Counter for a free Summer Solstice Tour of his native habitat gardens located near the Etobicoke Civic Centre. Offered on two dates, this 1.5-hour tour includes: transitioning from spring to summer bloom; increasing the habitat value of your garden; forming a healing connection with the land and a sense of place through wild gardening; propagating native plants from collected seed, and more.
Douglas brings 29 years of practical, hands-on experience gardening with native plants to these tours of his species-rich prairie, woodland, and storm water infiltration boulevard gardens—each a beautiful example of functioning habitat.
Each guest will receive a free organic native plant of their choice (4 inch pot) propagated by Douglas from seed collected from his gardens; additional plants will be available for $4 each.
Spaces are limited, so please RSVP to Douglas today at dcu.humanature@rogers.com and include your tour date in the subject line of your email. Douglas will confirm location details with guests.

Solstice Garden Tour 2 - June 26
2026-06-26 13:00 - 14:30 | Ontario
Solstice Tour 2 (afternoon): Friday, June 26, 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Join block ambassador Douglas Counter for a free Summer Solstice Tour of his native habitat gardens located near the Etobicoke Civic Centre. Offered on two dates, this 1.5-hour tour includes: transitioning from spring to summer bloom; increasing the habitat value of your garden; forming a healing connection with the land and a sense of place through wild gardening; propagating native plants from collected seed, and more.
Douglas brings 29 years of practical, hands-on experience gardening with native plants to these tours of his species-rich prairie, woodland, and storm water infiltration boulevard gardens—each a beautiful example of functioning habitat.
Each guest will receive a free organic native plant of their choice (4 inch pot) propagated by Douglas from seed collected from his gardens; additional plants will be available for $4 each.
Spaces are limited, so please RSVP to Douglas today at dcu.humanature@rogers.com and include your tour date in the subject line of your email. Douglas will confirm location details with guests.
