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Where to buy plants in Des Moines, IA: big-box vs. independent

Des Moines, IA has 28 independent nurseries, 17 big-box garden centers, and 6 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: 12 of 28 independent nurseries, 10 of 17 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 25 more in the listings below.

Big-box, named

Plus 14 more in the listings below.

Wholesale growers, named

Plus 3 more in the listings below.

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness zone
5b
Avg. minimum winter temp
-15°F
Median frost dates
First ~Oct 15 · Last ~Apr 23

Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (ANKENY, IA US, 10.9 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. 32 listings in Des Moines have no mapped coordinates yet.

Independent

Art Terrarium

4.9 ★ (244 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

520 Euclid Ave Ste 101, Des Moines, IA 50313

Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry

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Big Box Big Box

Bomgaars

4.4 ★ (485 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

5049 NE 14th St, Des Moines, IA 50313

Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry

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D & K Products

4.8 ★ (37 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

1672 NE 54th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313

Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry

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Independent

DMF Gardens Inc

4.4 ★ (27 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

1720 E Washington Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316

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 1 6 – – – – – – – – –
Direct-sow – – 8 9 5 2 1 1 1 – – –
Transplant – – 5 10 6 – – – – – – –
Fall planting – – – – – – – – 11 – – –

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Nurseries near Des Moines

Des Moines, IA has a population of 212,421, a median household income of $65,932, and a 60.5% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).

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