Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Pleasant Hill, IA
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in Pleasant Hill, IA: big-box vs. independent
Pleasant Hill, IA has 2 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: 0 of 2 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
Big-box, 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, 13.7 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 Pleasant Hill have no mapped coordinates yet.
Big Box
Big Box
Hy-Vee Lawn & Garden
4815 Maple Dr, Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry
Wholesale Grower
Grower
Joe Bowser
500 NE 60th St, Pleasant Hill, IA
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Stella J Designs
5.0 ★ (20 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
4830 Maple Dr Ste 10, Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry
Independent
Your Plant Haven + Grow Veggie Plants (Plant Shop)
4.9 ★ (14 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
433 Sherrylynn Blvd, Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
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 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direct-sow | – | – | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Transplant | – | – | 5 | 11 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fall planting | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – |
Keep looking nearby
Nurseries near Pleasant Hill
- Altoona, IA (3.4 mi)
- Des Moines, IA (5.8 mi)
- Carlisle, IA (8.6 mi)
- Ankeny, IA (9.2 mi)
- Windsor Heights, IA (10.4 mi)
- Indianola, IA (10.8 mi)
- Johnston, IA (11.1 mi)
- Urbandale, IA (12.5 mi)
- West Des Moines, IA (13.3 mi)
- Clive, IA (14.0 mi)
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