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: 0 of 4 independent nurseries, 0 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
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. 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
Licence record unconfirmed 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
Big Box
Dealer
WALMART #3603
16807 FOREST ROAD, Forest, VA 24551
Licence record unconfirmed as of 2026-07-13
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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