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Where to buy plants in Birmingham, AL: big-box vs. independent

Birmingham, AL has 67 independent nurseries and 25 big-box garden centers in this directory's own classification. Independent, big-box, and grower are separate business-structure categories on file for each listing, not a ranking of one over another.

Licence record on file with this directory: 42 of 67 independent nurseries, 12 of 25 big-box locations. AL is one of the 11 states this directory holds a nursery-dealer licence registry for; a listing with no badge may still be licensed elsewhere, this directory simply has no matching registry record for it as of that registry's own sync date.

Independent, named

Plus 64 more in the listings below.

Big-box, named

Plus 22 more in the listings below.

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness zone
8a
Avg. minimum winter temp
10°F
Median frost dates
First ~Nov 11 · Last ~Mar 21

Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (BIRMINGHAM AP, AL US, 7.3 km away) .

What's plantable right now

Nothing in our crop table has an open planting window for this ZIP right now, check back soon.

Planting windows and crop timing here are computed from USDA/NOAA climate data and the university extension sources cited below, not a site visit or soil test. Treat this as a starting point: local conditions vary, and a local nursery or extension office can advise on your exact site. See our full Disclaimer.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. 55 listings in Birmingham have no mapped coordinates yet.

Regional Chain

APHIX,LLC

1861 ALTON ROAD, Birmingham, AL 35210

Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-08-04

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Independent

Bloom and Petal

4.9 ★ (697 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

5511 US-280 #106, Birmingham, AL 35242

Licence: checked, not matched in AL's registry

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Independent

COLLIER'S NURSERY

4.8 ★ (183 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

2904 OLD ROCKY RIDGE RD, Birmingham, AL 35243

Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-08-04

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Garden Center

5.0 ★ (4 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Licence: checked, not matched in AL's registry

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Independent

Gardner Nurseries

4.0 ★ (4 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

3965 Lorna Rd, Birmingham, AL 35244

Licence: checked, not matched in AL's registry

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Planting calendar

The full year, at a glance

Number of crops in our table with an open planting window each month, computed from this ZIP's median frost dates.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Start indoors 1 1 – – – – – – – – – 1
Direct-sow – 8 9 5 2 1 1 1 – – – –
Transplant – 5 11 6 – – – – – – – –
Fall planting – – – – – – – – – – – –

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Nurseries near Birmingham

Birmingham, AL has a population of 198,173, a median household income of $46,051, and a 45.5% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).

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