Independent
Forest Flowers & Gift Gallery, LLC
5.0 ★ (340 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
16955 Forest Rd Ste D, Forest, VA 24551
Licence: checked, not matched in VA's registry
Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Forest, VA
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in Forest, VA: big-box vs. independent
Forest, VA has 4 independent nurseries and 1 big-box garden center 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: 1 of 4 independent nurseries, 1 of 1 big-box locations. VA 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 1 more in the listings below.
Big-box, named
Growing conditions
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7b
- Avg. minimum winter temp
- 5°F
- Median frost dates
- First ~Oct 25 · Last ~Apr 17
Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (LYNCHBURG #2, VA US, 6.1 km away) .
What's plantable right now
Based on this ZIP's median frost dates, last frost ~Apr 17, first frost ~Oct 25.
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. 2 listings in Forest have no mapped coordinates yet.
Independent
George’s Seed, Feed, And Grow Shop
4.8 ★ (199 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
16075 Forest Rd, Forest, VA 24551
Licence: checked, not matched in VA's registry
Independent
Dealer
L & R BROTHERS LLC
DBA GEORGE'S SEED, FEED & GROW SHOP 16075 FOREST ROAD, Forest, VA 24551
State-licensed as of 2026-07-13
Independent
Poplar Forest Nursery
4.5 ★ (58 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
Rustic Village Rd, Forest, VA 24551
Licence: checked, not matched in VA'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 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direct-sow | – | – | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Transplant | – | – | 5 | 11 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fall planting | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – |
Keep looking nearby
Nurseries near Forest
- Lynchburg, VA (4.1 mi)
- Rustburg, VA (7.2 mi)
- Madison Heights, VA (10.4 mi)
- Appomattox, VA (24.0 mi)
- Vinton, VA (33.1 mi)
- Troutville, VA (34.0 mi)
- Roanoke, VA (38.0 mi)
- Salem, VA (43.8 mi)
- Charlottesville, VA (63.6 mi)
- Dayton, VA (75.4 mi)
Forest, VA has a population of 13,430, a median household income of $81,552, and a 75.9% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).
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