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Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Amherst, NY

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

Amherst, NY has 7 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: 3 of 7 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 4 more in the listings below.

Big-box, named

Plus 1 more in the listings below.

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness zone
6b
Avg. minimum winter temp
-5°F
Median frost dates
First ~Oct 15 · Last ~May 6

Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (N TONAWANDA, NY US, 6.6 km away) .

What's plantable right now

Based on this ZIP's median frost dates, last frost ~May 6, first frost ~Oct 15.

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. 4 listings in Amherst have no mapped coordinates yet.

Independent

Donald Spoth Farm

4.8 ★ (18 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

2715 Tonawanda Creek Rd, Amherst, NY 14228

Licence: checked, not matched in NY's registry

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Big Box Big Box

The Home Depot

4.2 ★ (1,725 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

2065 Niagara Falls Blvd, Amherst, NY 14228

Licence: checked, not matched in NY's registry

Call Directions Website

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 1 8 6 – – – – – – – –
Direct-sow – – – 18 15 2 1 1 1 – – –
Transplant – – – 5 17 – – – – – – –
Fall planting – – – – – – – – 11 – – –

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