Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Newton, IA
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in Newton, IA: big-box vs. independent
Newton, IA has 4 independent nurseries and 2 big-box garden centers 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: 1 of 4 independent nurseries, 2 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
- Newton Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
- The Flower Court Garden Center
- The Flower Court Garden Center & Florist
Plus 1 more in the listings below.
Big-box, named
Growing conditions
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5b
- Avg. minimum winter temp
- -15°F
- Median frost dates
- First ~Oct 17 · Last ~Apr 22
Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (NEWTON, IA US, 1.6 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. 5 listings in Newton have no mapped coordinates yet.
Earl May Garden Center
4.5 ★ (53 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
2306 1st Ave E, Newton, IA 50208
Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry
Chain
Dealer
Earl May Nursery & Garden Center
2306 1st Ave E, Newton, IA
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Regional Chain
Dealer
Garden Gate Landscaping
PO Box 772 1217 E 8th St N, Newton, IA
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Newton Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
4.8 ★ (174 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
3030 N 4th Ave E, Newton, IA 50208
Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry
Independent
Dealer
The Flower Court Garden Center
1110 E 10th St N, Newton, IA
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
The Flower Court Garden Center & Florist
4.7 ★ (35 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
1110 E 10th St N, Newton, IA 50208
Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry
Independent
The Plant Dealer
5.0 ★ (31 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
118 1st St N, Newton, IA 50208
Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry
Big Box
Dealer
Wal-Mart Supercenter
300 Iowa Speedway Dr, Newton, 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 | 1 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direct-sow | – | – | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Transplant | – | – | 5 | 11 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fall planting | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – |
Keep looking nearby
Nurseries near Newton
- Altoona, IA (24.0 mi)
- Pleasant Hill, IA (25.9 mi)
- Carlisle, IA (27.1 mi)
- Ankeny, IA (29.1 mi)
- Nevada, IA (30.4 mi)
- Des Moines, IA (31.5 mi)
- Indianola, IA (31.6 mi)
- Johnston, IA (34.6 mi)
- Windsor Heights, IA (36.0 mi)
- Ames, IA (36.6 mi)
Newton, IA has a population of 15,700, a median household income of $57,771, and a 61.5% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).
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