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Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Shelbyville, TN

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

Shelbyville, TN has 10 independent nurseries and 5 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 10 independent nurseries, 3 of 5 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 7 more in the listings below.

Big-box, named

Plus 2 more in the listings below.

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness zone
7b
Avg. minimum winter temp
5°F
Median frost dates
First ~Oct 29 · Last ~Apr 7

Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (SHELBYVILLE WATER DEPT, TN US, 2.9 km away) .

What's plantable right now

Based on this ZIP's median frost dates, last frost ~Apr 7, first frost ~Oct 29.

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. 11 listings in Shelbyville have no mapped coordinates yet.

Independent Dealer

El Eden

1314 Madison Street, Shelbyville, TN 37160

State-licensed as of 2026-08-04

Directions
Independent

Ole Grapevine Antiques

4.8 ★ (45 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

437 Depot St, Shelbyville, TN 37160

Licence: checked, not matched in TN's registry

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Independent

The Stone Depot

4.8 ★ (215 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

756 Madison St, Shelbyville, TN 37160

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 15 2 1 1 1 – – – –
Transplant – – 5 17 – – – – – – – –
Fall planting – – – – – – – – 11 – – –

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Nurseries near Shelbyville

Shelbyville, TN has a population of 24,661, a median household income of $55,073, and a 50.7% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).

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