Toronto residents can score free trees at a one-day giveaway this weekend

If your yard or patio could use a little more green, this weekend could be your chance to snag something leafy without paying a dime.

To celebrate progress on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, Metrolinx is teaming up with the City and Region Conservation Authority for a one-day tree giveaway in Toronto.

On Saturday, May 2, you can head over to Scarlett Mills Park and pick up a free tree or shrub to plant at home. 

Not everyone was born with a green thumb, so community members can drop by between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. to chat with experts who'll help you learn how not to immediately kill your brand-new plant.

No registration is required, but quantities are limited, so it's worth showing up early if you can. blogTO reached out to Metrolinx to find out the exact number of trees up for grabs, but didn't hear back by the time of publication.

According to organizers, the giveaway is first-come, first-served. Each household can take up to two plants, and varieties may change depending on availability. 

Here are the tree and plant varieties that you might be able to grab:

Trees

• Red Maple
• Red Oak
• Eastern White Cedar
• Bitternut Hickory
• Common Hackberry

Shrubs

• Spice Bush
• Silky Dogwood
• Purple Flowering Raspberry
• Northern Bush Honeysuckle
• Red Elderberry
• Red Osier Dogwood
• Choke Cherry

Free plants and a chance to make your backyard a little greener? Not a bad way to spend a Saturday.

Scarlett Mills Park is located at 235 Edenbridge Dr.