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Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Louisville, KY

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Where to buy plants in Louisville, KY: big-box vs. independent

Louisville, KY has 53 independent nurseries and 33 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: 0 of 53 independent nurseries, 0 of 33 big-box locations. KY 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 50 more in the listings below.

Big-box, named

Plus 30 more in the listings below.

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness zone
7a
Avg. minimum winter temp
0°F
Median frost dates
First ~Nov 3 · Last ~Apr 3

Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (LOUISVILLE BOWMAN FLD, KY US, 10.5 km away) .

What's plantable right now

Based on this ZIP's median frost dates, last frost ~Apr 3, first frost ~Nov 3.

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. 57 listings in Louisville have no mapped coordinates yet.

Big Box Big Box

Ace Hardware

14004 Shelbyville Road, Louisville, KY 40245

Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-01-30

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Regional Chain

APHIX, LLC

3001 S. English Station Road, Louisville, KY 40299

Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-01-30

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Independent

Brian’s Botanicals

4.4 ★ (216 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

6350 N Preston Hwy, Louisville, KY 40229

Licence: checked, not matched in KY's registry

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Independent

Crossroads

14010 Shelbyville Road, Louisville, KY 40222

Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-01-30

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Independent

Earthbound, LLC

5808 Glen Park Road, Louisville, KY 40222

Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-01-30

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Independent

Galleria Farms

720 Locust Lane, Louisville, KY 40217

Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-01-30

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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 12 6 – – – – – – – – 1
Direct-sow – – 17 15 2 1 1 1 – – – –
Transplant – – 4 17 – – – – – – – –
Fall planting – – – – – – – – 11 – – –

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Nurseries near Louisville

Louisville, KY has a population of 631,818, a median household income of $66,849, and a 60.7% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).

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