Nashville-area garden centers
Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026
Fee: $99 per person (not included with cost of registration, space is limited)
Please note: Anyone wishing to participate in the garden center tour must also be registered to attend the Garden Center Conference & Expo. Requests to attend only the tour on Aug. 20 will be denied.
RegisterSome of the best independent garden centers are in the Southeast, and the retailers of Nashville, Tennessee, are no exception. Join us as we tour inspiring, nationally known Nashville-area operations to see how they meet and exceed garden consumers’ demands and provide immersive experiences with spaces to learn, shop, dine and grow throughout the year.
Located in the heart of downtown Nashville near the Farmer’s Market, Gardens of Babylon offers a wide variety of indoor and outdoor plants, pottery, gifts and accessories. While roughly three-quarters of sales for the 23-year-old business comes from its landscaping division, Gardens of Babylon offers an eclectic mix of products and plants and unique services, like its tropical plant rental business.
Bates Nursery & Garden Center has roots in Nashville that go back to 1932. The family-owned grower-retailer specializes in everything from groundcovers to large specimen container trees and offers a wide selection of seasonal color with annuals, as well as houseplants, perennial plants and woody ornamentals. Bates updates its inventory information regularly and prides itself on the gardening education it provides to customers in-store and online, ensuring they can find what they are looking for and are successful in their landscapes.
Moore & Moore Garden Center is a family-owned, upscale garden center that has been serving the Nashville community for more than 45 years. Moore & Moore offers a wide variety of products, including gardening gifts, houseplants, native plants, tropical plants, annuals, perennials, trees, and shrubs, and the products that help customers grow them. The company also offers a variety of workshops and classes throughout the year and has a landscaping division. Moore & Moore has appeared on Garden Center’s Top 100 Independent Garden Centers list over the years.
Space is limited, and the last Garden Center Conference & Expo tour SOLD OUT.