Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Farmington, ME
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in Farmington, ME: big-box vs. independent
Farmington, ME has 11 independent nurseries and 1 big-box garden center 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 11 independent nurseries, 0 of 1 big-box locations. ME 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 8 more in the listings below.
Big-box, named
Growing conditions
No growing-zone data is mapped for Farmington itself yet; the figures below are Maine's representative growing zone, not specific to this city.
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5b
- Avg. minimum winter temp
- -15°F
- Median frost dates
- First ~Oct 20 · Last ~Apr 30
Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (WINDHAM 2NW, ME US, 6.5 km away) .
What's plantable right now
Based on this ZIP's median frost dates, last frost ~Apr 30, first frost ~Oct 20.
Direct-sow now
- Basil · 14–75 days to maturity
Planting-window sources: , Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center , Colorado State University Extension, Colorado Master Gardener Program , NC State Extension .
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.
No mapped coordinates yet for any listing in Farmington.
Independent
Riverside Greenhouses & Florist LLC
, Farmington, ME
Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-04-23
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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direct-sow | – | – | – | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Transplant | – | – | – | 4 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fall planting | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – |
Farmington, ME has a population of 4,705, a median household income of $41,033, and a 35.0% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).
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