Independent
Howell's Greenhouse and Pumpkin Patch
4.6 ★ (391 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
3145 Howell Ct, Cumming, IA 50061
Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry
Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Cumming, IA
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in Cumming, IA: big-box vs. independent
Cumming, IA has 2 independent nurseries and 3 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: 0 of 2 independent nurseries, 0 of 0 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
Wholesale growers, named
Growing conditions
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5b
- Avg. minimum winter temp
- -15°F
- Median frost dates
- First ~Oct 20 · Last ~Apr 18
Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (DES MOINES INTL AP, IA US, 12.0 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 Cumming have no mapped coordinates yet.
Wholesale Grower
Grower
Howell Tree Farm
3129 Howell Ct, Cumming, IA
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Wholesale Grower
Grower
Provenance Nursery
4500 Cumming Avenue, Cumming, IA 50061
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Ted Lare Design Build & Garden Center
4.8 ★ (181 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
2701 Cumming Ave, Cumming, IA 50061
Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry
Wholesale Grower
Grower
Ted Lare Design Build, Inc.
PO Box 67, Cumming, IA
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
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 Cumming
- West Des Moines, IA (7.3 mi)
- Clive, IA (9.1 mi)
- Windsor Heights, IA (9.2 mi)
- Waukee, IA (9.6 mi)
- Urbandale, IA (11.1 mi)
- Des Moines, IA (11.5 mi)
- Indianola, IA (12.8 mi)
- Grimes, IA (13.8 mi)
- Johnston, IA (14.4 mi)
- Pleasant Hill, IA (16.0 mi)
Cumming, IA has a population of 545, a median household income of $162,875, and a 87.6% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).
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