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Get Growing Victoria free compost and mulch

City of Victoria hands out free leaf mulch, compost and woodchips at distribution days, plus seedlings via partners.

What it costs you:

  • Nothing at all

No email, no app, no card.

Verified Oct 24, 2026 against the official pageSpring and fall distribution days. It is done for 2026. It usually comes back in March, so check back then. We post the 2027 date as soon as the official page does.

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Who qualifies
Victoria residents
How to get it
Bring your own shovel and containers to distribution days
Where it works
British Columbia
When
Spring and fall distribution days. It is done for 2026. It usually comes back in March, so check back then. We post the 2027 date as soon as the official page does.
Fine print
About 100,000 seedlings a year go out through community partners.
Official source
victoria.ca

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