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Where to buy plants in Albany, NY: big-box vs. independent

Albany, NY has 21 independent nurseries and 4 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: 7 of 21 independent nurseries, 0 of 4 big-box locations. NY 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 18 more in the listings below.

Big-box, named

Plus 1 more in the listings below.

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness zone
6a
Avg. minimum winter temp
-10°F
Median frost dates
First ~Oct 15 · Last ~Apr 27

Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (ALBANY AP, NY US, 3.4 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. 10 listings in Albany have no mapped coordinates yet.

Independent

Blooms By Marie

4.7 ★ (176 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

811 Madison Ave, Albany, NY 12208

Licence: checked, not matched in NY's registry

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Independent

Danker Florist

4.6 ★ (91 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

658 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12206

Licence: checked, not matched in NY's registry

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Independent

Hewitt's

4.4 ★ (133 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

1969 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203

Licence: checked, not matched in NY's registry

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Independent

Luseedlus

5.0 ★ (26 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

316 Delaware Ave #1F, Albany, NY 12209

Licence: checked, not matched in NY's registry

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Big Box Big Box

The Home Depot

4.0 ★ (1,140 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

979 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12205

Licence: checked, not matched in NY's registry

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Independent

Turf & Snow

5.0 ★ (19 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

1198 New Scotland Rd, Albany, NY 12208

Licence: checked, not matched in NY's registry

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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 – – – – – – – – –
Direct-sow – – – 9 9 2 1 1 1 – – –
Transplant – – – 10 10 – – – – – – –
Fall planting – – – – – – – – 11 – – –

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Nurseries near Albany

Albany, NY has a population of 100,492, a median household income of $61,986, and a 38.2% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).

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