Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Homewood, AL
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in Homewood, AL: big-box vs. independent
Homewood, AL has 7 independent nurseries and 7 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: 5 of 7 independent nurseries, 3 of 7 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 4 more in the listings below.
Big-box, named
Plus 4 more in the listings below.
Growing conditions
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8b
- Avg. minimum winter temp
- 15°F
- Median frost dates
- First ~Nov 11 · Last ~Mar 21
Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (BIRMINGHAM AP, AL US, 12.3 km away) .
What's plantable right now
Based on this ZIP's median frost dates, last frost ~Mar 21, first frost ~Nov 11.
Plant for fall now
- Beets · 55–65 days to maturity
- Broccoli · 65–80 days to maturity
- Brussels Sprouts · 40–50 days to maturity
- Cabbage · 70–85 days to maturity
- Collards · 32–72 days to maturity
- Kale · 50–70 days to maturity
- Kohlrabi · 50–65 days to maturity
- Mustard Greens · 25–50 days to maturity
- Radish · 20–35 days to maturity
- Spinach · 40–60 days to maturity
- Turnip · 50–60 days to maturity
Planting-window sources: , Clemson Cooperative Extension Home & Garden Information Center , Clemson Cooperative Extension Home & Garden Information Center , Colorado State University Extension , University of Missouri Extension , NC State Extension , Purdue Extension (Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture) , Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University .
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. 9 listings in Homewood have no mapped coordinates yet.
Independent
Island Post Cap
3.0 ★ (1 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
234 Oxmoor Cir Ste 208, Homewood, AL 35209
Licence: checked, not matched in AL's registry
Big Box
Big Box
Lowe's Garden Center
4.4 ★ (54 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
375 State Farm Pkwy, Homewood, AL 35209
Licence: checked, not matched in AL's registry
Big Box
Big Box
Lowe's Home Improvement
3.9 ★ (2,011 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
375 State Farm Pkwy, Homewood, AL 35209
Licence: checked, not matched in AL's registry
Big Box
Big Box
LOWES HOME CENTERS LLC
375 STATE FARM PKWU WEST, Homewood, AL 35209
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Big Box
Big Box
SiteOne Landscape Supply
4.1 ★ (33 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
121 Distribution Dr, Homewood, AL 35209
Licence: checked, not matched in AL's registry
Big Box
Big Box
SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY, LLC
121 DISTRIBUTION DR, Homewood, AL 35209
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
SWEETPEAS GARDEN SHOP
2829 LINDEN AVENUE, Homewood, AL 35209
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Sweet Peas Garden Shop
4.9 ★ (160 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
2829 Linden Ave, Homewood, AL 35209
Licence: checked, not matched in AL's registry
Independent
TOWN & COUNTRY GROUNDS CARE
528 CLERMONT DRIVE, Homewood, AL 35209
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
TURF MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LLC
227 DISTRIBUTION DR, Homewood, AL 35209
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Big Box
Big Box
Walmart Garden Center
1.0 ★ (1 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
209 Lakeshore Pkwy, Homewood, AL 35209
Licence: checked, not matched in AL's registry
Big Box
Big Box
WM SUPERCENTER
209 LAKESHORE PARKWAY, Homewood, AL 35209
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Keep looking nearby
Nurseries near Homewood
- Vestavia Hills, AL (4.1 mi)
- Birmingham, AL (5.1 mi)
- Hoover, AL (5.6 mi)
- Bessemer, AL (9.6 mi)
- Pelham, AL (10.5 mi)
- Fultondale, AL (11.0 mi)
- Helena, AL (11.8 mi)
- Irondale, AL (12.3 mi)
- Chelsea, AL (12.5 mi)
- Alabaster, AL (15.7 mi)
Homewood, AL has a population of 27,829, a median household income of $94,485, and a 61.7% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).
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