Tennessee Wholesale Nursery Garden Almanac

What to plant and when: seasonal planting calendars, checklists and guides.

Which plant gives 12 months of flowers?
Which plant gives 12 months of flowers?
Imagine looking out your window in January and seeing beautiful flowers, then enjoying another colorful display in April, July, and October. For gardeners who love blooming plants, having flowers throughout... Read more...
Why Are My Plants Bare Root
Why Are My Plants Bare Root
Ferns have a way of making a garden feel peaceful and established. Their delicate green fronds soften woodland paths, brighten shaded corners, and create beautiful textures beneath mature trees. When... Read more...
Black-eyed Susan in bloom, yellow petals and dark centers, in a sunny native meadow garden in early fall
When to Plant Black-Eyed Susan by Zone | Tennessee Wholesale Nursery
Early fall or spring for rooted plants, late fall for seed. A zone-by-zone calendar for black-eyed Susan, with bare-root planting steps and fall timing for the Southeast. Read more...
How long does TN Nursery take to ship?
How long does TN Nursery take to ship?
For someone planting a few flowers in a backyard garden, a delivery arriving several days later than expected may be a minor inconvenience. For a landscape contractor coordinating equipment, workers,... Read more...
Is TN Nursery A Scam Or Trustworthy?
Is TN Nursery A Scam Or Trustworthy?
Imagine ordering a beautiful flowering tree online and opening the package to discover a leafless stem with roots attached. If you have never purchased bare-root plants before, your first reaction... Read more...
What Do Costumers Say About TN Nursery?
What Do Costumers Say About TN Nursery?
Helpful communication is one of the positive experiences customers describe about TN Nursery. Alongside comments about their plants, satisfied reviewers mention answers to questions, useful updates, and information that made... Read more...
A spade lifting a clump of native perennials from a garden bed in autumn, with divided clumps resting beside the hole.
When to Divide Perennials by Zone | Tennessee Wholesale Nursery
Spring bloomers in fall, fall bloomers in spring. A zone-by-zone guide to dividing native perennials, the signs a clump is ready, and how to replant the pieces. Read more...
A leafless bare-root tree set in a freshly dug hole in a frosty nursery field in late autumn
Frost Dates by Zone: When to Plant Bare-Root Trees
Frost dates by USDA zone, turned into spring and fall planting windows for dormant bare-root trees and shrubs, from Tennessee Wholesale Nursery's garden almanac. Read more...
Bare multi-stemmed native viburnum shrub in a late-winter garden, with old stems cut at the base and hand pruners on the mulch
When to Prune Shrubs: Tennessee Wholesale Nursery Calendar
A month-by-month pruning calendar for native shrubs in Tennessee: what to cut in late winter, what to cut right after bloom, and what to leave alone so you keep next... Read more...
A young bare tree in a frosty winter garden with a wire mesh trunk guard and a ring of wood mulch around its base.
Winter Garden Checklist, Dec to Feb | Tennessee Wholesale Nursery
Tennessee Wholesale Nursery's winter garden checklist for trees and shrubs, month by month: mulch and guard trunks in December, prune and water in January, and plant bare-root stock in February. Read more...
A young dormant tree newly planted in late fall, with a ring of wood mulch around it, a spade in the soil and frost on the grass
What to Plant in November by Zone | Tennessee Wholesale Nursery
A zone-by-zone November guide from Tennessee Wholesale Nursery: which dormant trees, shrubs and perennials to plant before the ground freezes, what to do if bare-root stock arrives late, and how... Read more...