Independent
Bear Creek Native Plants
153 Greystone Drive, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Oak Ridge, TN
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in Oak Ridge, TN: big-box vs. independent
Oak Ridge, TN has 3 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: 2 of 3 independent nurseries, 4 of 4 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
Big-box, named
Plus 1 more in the listings below.
Growing conditions
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7b
- Avg. minimum winter temp
- 5°F
- Median frost dates
- First ~Nov 1 · Last ~Apr 5
Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (OAK RIDGE ATDD, TN US, 2.3 km away) .
What's plantable right now
Based on this ZIP's median frost dates, last frost ~Apr 5, first frost ~Nov 1.
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.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. 7 listings in Oak Ridge have no mapped coordinates yet.
Regional Chain
Dealer
Price Less IGA #44
691 Emory Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Big Box
Dealer
The Home Depot #736
175 Laboratory Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Big Box
Dealer
Tj Maxx #1427
367 South Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Big Box
Dealer
Tractor Supply Company #1266
465 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Big Box
Dealer
Wal-mart Supercenter #1194
373 South Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Dealer
Willow Ridge Garden & Landscape
97 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Willow Ridge Garden Center & Landscaping
4.8 ★ (727 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
97 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Licence: checked, not matched in TN'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 | 12 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Direct-sow | – | – | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Transplant | – | – | 5 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fall planting | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – |
Keep looking nearby
Nurseries near Oak Ridge
- Clinton, TN (1.9 mi)
- Powell, TN (9.6 mi)
- Knoxville, TN (14.7 mi)
- Louisville, TN (18.2 mi)
- Maynardville, TN (19.0 mi)
- Lenoir City, TN (19.1 mi)
- Corryton, TN (21.7 mi)
- Alcoa, TN (23.2 mi)
- Maryville, TN (23.9 mi)
- Seymour, TN (28.2 mi)
Oak Ridge, TN has a population of 32,693, a median household income of $72,311, and a 65.8% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).
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