Independent
Cedar River Garden Center
4.8 ★ (215 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
2889 Palo Marsh Rd, Palo, IA 52324
Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry
Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Palo, IA
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in Palo, IA: big-box vs. independent
Palo, IA has 3 independent nurseries 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: 2 of 3 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.
Growing conditions
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5a
- Avg. minimum winter temp
- -20°F
- Median frost dates
- First ~Oct 12 · Last ~Apr 28
Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (CEDAR RAPIDS #1, IA US, 17.6 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. 2 listings in Palo have no mapped coordinates yet.
Independent
Dealer
Cedar River Garden Center/Horticulture
PO Box 259, 2889 Palo Marsh Rd, Palo, IA
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Dealer
Late Harvest Farms, LLC
3321 Pleasant Creek Rd, Palo, 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 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direct-sow | – | – | – | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Transplant | – | – | – | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fall planting | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Keep looking nearby
Nurseries near Palo
- Cedar Rapids, IA (8.2 mi)
- Marion, IA (10.6 mi)
- Fairfax, IA (11.1 mi)
- Swisher, IA (17.2 mi)
- North Liberty, IA (24.6 mi)
- Coralville, IA (27.9 mi)
- Anamosa, IA (29.2 mi)
- Iowa City, IA (32.0 mi)
- Waterloo, IA (40.0 mi)
- Cedar Falls, IA (44.5 mi)
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