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Where to buy plants in Knoxville, TN: big-box vs. independent

Knoxville, TN has 64 independent nurseries and 43 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: 44 of 64 independent nurseries, 25 of 43 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.

Independent, named

Plus 61 more in the listings below.

Big-box, named

Plus 40 more in the listings below.

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness zone
7b
Avg. minimum winter temp
5°F
Median frost dates
First ~Oct 28 · Last ~Apr 11

Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (KNOXVILLE EXP STN, TN US, 5.0 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. 70 listings in Knoxville have no mapped coordinates yet.

Ambius

4.8 ★ (22 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

10219 Upper Ridge Way, Knoxville, TN 37932

Licence: checked, not matched in TN's registry

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Independent

Bamboo of Knoxville

4.2 ★ (5 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

2812 Amherst Rd, Knoxville, TN 37921

Licence: checked, not matched in TN's registry

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Independent

Early Bird LLC

2517 Jefferson Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37914

Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-08-04

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Independent Dealer

FarmSouth

8035 Hall Road, Knoxville, TN 37920

Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-08-04

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Independent

Flora & Folia

4.9 ★ (185 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

226 N Peters Rd, Knoxville, TN 37923

Licence: checked, not matched in TN'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 8 – – – – – – – – – 1
Direct-sow – – 17 12 2 1 1 1 – – – –
Transplant – – 5 15 – – – – – – – –
Fall planting – – – – – – – – 11 – – –

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Nurseries near Knoxville

Knoxville, TN has a population of 195,185, a median household income of $54,039, and a 46.7% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).

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