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
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. 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)
- Lebanon, ME (8.7 mi)
- 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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