2022 is the Year of the Garden

This year, Mississauga joins other municipalities across Canada in celebrating gardening, gardeners and our beautiful outdoor spaces.

To mark this occasion, the City will be hosting a series of events and activities to encourage residents to explore the world of gardening, flowers and seeds.

Check back throughout the year as new activities will be added to this page.

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Get involved

June 18 - July 27: Blooms and Berries

Blooms and Berries is an annual summer event hosted at the Museums of Mississauga. It celebrates historical and modern agricultural practices in Mississauga and The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, including food culture and land-based practices of Indigenous Peoples, past and present.

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Thursday, August 11: Guided Tallgrass Prairie and Naturalization Tours

Over the course of a one-hour walking tour, City of Mississauga Forestry staff will showcase work that they have been doing to increase biodiversity, protect and enhance rare ecosystems, and why these habitats are important.

Tours begin at 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Free event for all ages
Spaces are limited, registration required

Register

Please be advised that you will be leaving the City website and directed to Eventbrite to complete your registration. When using Eventbrite, you are agreeing to their terms and conditions and privacy policy. Please consult their Privacy Statement for further details.

Adopt a Flower Bed

Volunteer your time and help create and maintain gardens located in Mississauga parks through the City’s new Adopt a Flower Bed Program.

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Mississauga Seed Library

The Seed Library provides the public with free access to open-pollinated and non GMO seeds. It aims to support local food systems, build seed saving literacy, and promote locally adapted plant genetics.

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Plan a visit to one of Mississauga’s garden parks

Did you know? Mississauga has four beautiful gardens for you to enjoy as part of the City’s parks system. These include:

Tag us on Instagram

Show your love for flowers and gardening this year by sharing your Mississauga garden pics on Instagram. Whether it’s your favourite flower, your first vegetable crop or something special you spotted in a Mississauga park, be sure to tag us @saugaparksrec.

Peck's skipper butterfly on flower

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