Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Spencer, IA
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in Spencer, IA: big-box vs. independent
Spencer, 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: 2 of 2 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
Big-box, named
Wholesale growers, named
Growing conditions
No growing-zone data is mapped for Spencer itself yet; the figures below are Iowa's representative growing zone, not specific to this city.
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5b
- Avg. minimum winter temp
- -15°F
- Median frost dates
- First ~Oct 12 · Last ~Apr 28
Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (CEDAR RAPIDS #1, IA US, 6.2 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.
No mapped coordinates yet for any listing in Spencer.
Wholesale Grower
Grower
Del's Garden Center, Inc.
1808 11th St SE, Spencer, IA
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Dealer
Lohman Landscaping & Tree Service
623 W 9th St, Spencer, 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Spencer, IA has a population of 11,400, a median household income of $59,667, and a 68.1% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).
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