Seed Library
This special type of library allows people to share seeds! Have fun, learn a new hobby, help green your community, and share your love of gardening with others.
Get started by "borrowing" seed packets and get planting! At the end of the season, you can "return" what you've grown to help ensure our Seed Library blooms next year!
Available Seeds
The following seeds are available in the Seed Library this spring (please note seed selection may vary by location):
- Flowers
- Bachelor Buttons, Jubilee Gem
- Coneflower, Purple
- Daisy, Shasta
- Grandiflora (Blanket Flower)
- Hummingbird Seed Mixture
- Sunflower, Kong Hybrid
- Viola, Sorbet XP Citrus Mixed Hybrid
- Fruits & Vegetables
- Bean, Tendergreen Bush
- Carrot, Chantenay Red
- Cucumber, Marketmore
- Kale, Dwarf Curled Scotch
- Lettuce, Grand Rapids
- Lettuce, Paris Island (Romaine)
- Onion, Sweet Spanish Utah (Large Globe)
- Pea, Little Purple Snow
- Pea, Sugar Snap (Edible Pod)
- Pepper, Encore Hybrid (Bell)
- Pepper, Jalapeno (Hot Chili)
- Radish, Early Scarlet Globe (Summer)
- Spinach, Bloomsdale Long Standing
- Squash (Organic)
- Tomato, Big Beef Hybrid (Italian)
- Tomato, Celebrity Hybrid (Bush)
- Tomato, Sweetie Cherry
- Zucchini, Dark Green
- Herbs
- Basil, Everleaf Emerald Tower Hybrid
- Dill (Organic)
- Oregano
- Parsley, Italian Plain Leaved
- Sage
- Thyme (Organic)
How Does the Seed Library Work?
- Borrow! Sign out seed packets with your library card!
- Use! Plant your seeds and watch your garden grow!
- Return! Bring back any seeds you've harvested through the season to add to next year's Seed Library!
Seed Library Donations
We are currently accepting seed donations at all CLMA library locations!
A completed donation form must accompany each seed donation, These forms allow us to accurately track what's been donated and what's available for 'loan' next season!
Donated seeds should be placed in sealed envelopes or bags, along with the completed donation form.
Thank you!
Contact Us
Clarington Library,
Museums & Archives
163 Church Street
Bowmanville, ON,
L1C 1T7