Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Franklin, VA
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in Franklin, VA: big-box vs. independent
Franklin, VA has 1 independent nursery 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: 1 of 1 independent nurseries, 3 of 5 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
Big-box, named
Plus 2 more in the listings below.
Growing conditions
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8a
- Avg. minimum winter temp
- 10°F
- Median frost dates
- First ~Nov 2 · Last ~Apr 7
Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (HOLLAND 1 E, VA US, 15.4 km away) .
What's plantable right now
Based on this ZIP's median frost dates, last frost ~Apr 7, first frost ~Nov 2.
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. 4 listings in Franklin have no mapped coordinates yet.
Big Box
Big Box
Lowe's Garden Center
4.5 ★ (101 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
1240 Armory Dr, Franklin, VA 23851
Licence: checked, not matched in VA's registry
Independent
Dealer
SOUTHERN CHARM GARDEN CENTER
5.0 ★ (84 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
1421 ARMORY DRIVE, Franklin, VA 23851
State-licensed as of 2026-07-13
Big Box
Dealer
TRACTOR SUPPLY #1475
1465 ARMORY DRIVE, Franklin, VA 23851
State-licensed as of 2026-07-13
Chain
Dealer
VARIETY STORES #0380
DBA ROSE'S 1390 ARMORY DRIVE, Franklin, VA 23851
State-licensed as of 2026-07-13
Big Box
Big Box
Walmart Garden Center
4.0 ★ (12 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
1500 Armory Dr, Franklin, VA 23851
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 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Direct-sow | – | – | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Transplant | – | – | 5 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fall planting | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – |
Keep looking nearby
Nurseries near Franklin
- Wakefield, VA (21.6 mi)
- Suffolk, VA (22.7 mi)
- Smithfield, VA (25.9 mi)
- Surry, VA (34.2 mi)
- Portsmouth, VA (35.4 mi)
- Chesapeake, VA (37.6 mi)
- Newport News, VA (38.8 mi)
- Hampton, VA (41.0 mi)
- Norfolk, VA (41.3 mi)
- Williamsburg, VA (42.8 mi)
Franklin, VA has a population of 8,250, a median household income of $63,245, and a 53.9% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).
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