Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Sanford, ME
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in Sanford, ME: big-box vs. independent
Sanford, ME has 9 independent nurseries and 5 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 9 independent nurseries, 0 of 5 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.
Big-box, named
Plus 2 more in the listings below.
Growing conditions
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5b
- Avg. minimum winter temp
- -15°F
- Median frost dates
- First ~Sep 30 · Last ~May 16
Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (SANFORD 2 NNW, ME US, 4.1 km away) .
What's plantable right now
Based on this ZIP's median frost dates, last frost ~May 16, first frost ~Sep 30.
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.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. 15 listings in Sanford have no mapped coordinates yet.
Regional Chain
Downeast Flowers/Gifts, Inc
, Sanford, ME
Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-04-23
Regional Chain
Eldredge Lumber & Hardware, Inc
, Sanford, ME
Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-04-23
Big Box
Big Box
Lowe's Garden Center
4.0 ★ (7 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
1900 Main St, Sanford, ME 04073
Licence: checked, not matched in ME's registry
Big Box
Big Box
Lowe's Home Centers LLC #2388
, Sanford, ME
Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-04-23
Regional Chain
Ocean State Job Lot of ME #473
, Sanford, ME
Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-04-23
Big Box
Big Box
Tractor Supply Company #1464
, Sanford, ME
Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-04-23
Big Box
Big Box
Walmart Garden Center
4.5 ★ (2 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
1930 Main St, Sanford, ME 04073
Licence: checked, not matched in ME's registry
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 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direct-sow | – | – | – | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Transplant | – | – | – | 5 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fall planting | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | – |
Keep looking nearby
Nurseries near Sanford
- Wells, ME (6.8 mi)
- North Berwick, ME (8.4 mi)
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- Berwick, ME (10.5 mi)
- Biddeford, ME (12.1 mi)
- Cape Neddick, ME (14.2 mi)
- Saco, ME (16.2 mi)
- York, ME (17.9 mi)
- Old Orchard Beach, ME (18.1 mi)
- Buxton, ME (20.0 mi)
Sanford, ME has a population of 22,247, a median household income of $72,524, and a 71.2% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).
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