Chain
Dealer
Agcentral Farmers Co-op
920 Congress Parkway, Athens, TN 37303
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Athens, TN
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in Athens, TN: big-box vs. independent
Athens, TN has 7 independent nurseries and 3 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 7 independent nurseries, 3 of 3 big-box locations. TN 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.
Growing conditions
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7b
- Avg. minimum winter temp
- 5°F
- Median frost dates
- First ~Oct 31 · Last ~Apr 6
Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (ATHENS, TN US, 3.5 km away) .
What's plantable right now
Based on this ZIP's median frost dates, last frost ~Apr 6, first frost ~Oct 31.
Plant for fall now
- Beets · 55–65 days to maturity
- Broccoli · 65–80 days to maturity
- Brussels Sprouts · 40–50 days to maturity
- Cabbage · 70–85 days to maturity
- Collards · 32–72 days to maturity
- Kale · 50–70 days to maturity
- Kohlrabi · 50–65 days to maturity
- Mustard Greens · 25–50 days to maturity
- Radish · 20–35 days to maturity
- Spinach · 40–60 days to maturity
- Turnip · 50–60 days to maturity
Planting-window sources: , Clemson Cooperative Extension Home & Garden Information Center , Clemson Cooperative Extension Home & Garden Information Center , Colorado State University Extension , University of Missouri Extension , NC State Extension , Purdue Extension (Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture) , Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University .
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 Athens.
Independent
Dealer
Bargain Barn, Inc.
2924 Lee Highway, Athens, TN 37073
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Big Box
Dealer
Lowe's Home Centers, LLC #1196
1751 S Congress Parkway, Athens, TN 37303
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Dealer
McElhaney Nursery
416 Maple Street, Athens, TN 37371
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Chain
Dealer
Price Less Foods #043
1312 Decatur Pike, Athens, TN 37303
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Sunshine Hollow Daylilies
198 County Road 52, Athens, TN 37303
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Big Box
Dealer
Tractor Supply Company #523
622 S Congress Parkway, Athens, TN 37303
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Big Box
Dealer
Wal-mart Supercenter #663
1815 Decatur Pike, Athens, TN 37303
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
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 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Direct-sow | – | – | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Transplant | – | – | 5 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fall planting | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – |
Athens, TN has a population of 14,471, a median household income of $53,929, and a 59.9% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).
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