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Where to buy plants in Council Bluffs, IA: big-box vs. independent

Council Bluffs, IA has 7 independent nurseries, 14 big-box garden centers, and 4 wholesale growers 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: 3 of 7 independent nurseries, 8 of 14 big-box locations. IA 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 4 more in the listings below.

Big-box, named

Plus 11 more in the listings below.

Wholesale growers, named

Plus 1 more in the listings below.

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness zone
5b
Avg. minimum winter temp
-15°F
Median frost dates
First ~Oct 21 · Last ~Apr 18

Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (OMAHA EPPLEY AIRFIELD, NE US, 6.8 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. 15 listings in Council Bluffs have no mapped coordinates yet.

Independent

Bloom Works Floral

4.9 ★ (288 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

142 W Broadway #138, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry

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Big Box Big Box

Bomgaars

4.7 ★ (441 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

2803 E Kanesville Blvd, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry

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Independent Dealer

Family Fare

1801 Valley View Dr, Council Bluffs, IA

State-licensed as of 2026-08-04

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Independent

Gardens on Glen

4.9 ★ (19 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

334 Glen Ave, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry

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Big Box Dealer

Hy-Vee

2323 W Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA

State-licensed as of 2026-08-04

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Big Box Dealer

Hy-Vee

10 HyVee Dr, Council Bluffs, IA

State-licensed as of 2026-08-04

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Wholesale Grower Grower

Only Plants

1025 N 8th St, Council Bluffs, IA

State-licensed as of 2026-08-04

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Big Box Dealer

The Home Depot

4.1 ★ (1,443 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

3101 Manawa Centre Dr, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

State-licensed as of 2026-08-04

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Big Box Big Box

Tractor Supply Co.

4.3 ★ (465 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

329 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry

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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 – – –

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Nurseries near Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, IA has a population of 62,586, a median household income of $64,578, and a 63.1% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).

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