Independent
ACE Lawn & Garden Center
4.5 ★ (4 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
Johnston, Johnston, IA 50131
Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry
Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Johnston, IA
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in Johnston, IA: big-box vs. independent
Johnston, IA has 6 independent nurseries, 2 big-box garden centers, and 1 wholesale grower 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 6 independent nurseries, 1 of 2 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 3 more in the listings below.
Big-box, named
Wholesale growers, named
Growing conditions
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5b
- Avg. minimum winter temp
- -15°F
- Median frost dates
- First ~Oct 18 · Last ~Apr 19
Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (DES MOINES WSFO-JOHNSTON, IA US, 6.9 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. 4 listings in Johnston have no mapped coordinates yet.
Independent
Dealer
Alpha Landscapes, LLC
5145 NW Beaver Dr, Johnston, IA
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Big Box
Big Box
Hy-Vee Lawn & Garden
5.0 ★ (1 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
5750 Merle Hay Rd, Johnston, IA 50131
Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry
Independent
Dealer
Kaldenberg's PBS Landscaping
PO Box 1277, Johnston, IA
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Wholesale Grower
Grower
Miller Nursery, Inc.
4.7 ★ (78 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
5155 NW 57th Ave, Johnston, IA 50131
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Piney Ridge Greenhouse
4.9 ★ (124 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
6355 NW 51st St, Johnston, IA 50131
Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry
Independent
Dealer
Piney Ridge Greenhouse, Inc.
6355 NW 51st St, Johnston, IA
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Shattuck TURF FARM
4.9 ★ (18 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
8196 NW 86th St, Johnston, IA 50131
Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry
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 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direct-sow | – | – | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Transplant | – | – | 5 | 11 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fall planting | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – |
Keep looking nearby
Nurseries near Johnston
- Urbandale, IA (3.8 mi)
- Grimes, IA (4.2 mi)
- Windsor Heights, IA (5.3 mi)
- Ankeny, IA (6.1 mi)
- Clive, IA (6.5 mi)
- Des Moines, IA (6.7 mi)
- West Des Moines, IA (7.5 mi)
- Waukee, IA (9.1 mi)
- Altoona, IA (11.1 mi)
- Pleasant Hill, IA (11.1 mi)
Johnston, IA has a population of 24,384, a median household income of $106,551, and a 70.8% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).
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