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Where to buy plants in Waterloo, IA: big-box vs. independent

Waterloo, IA has 6 independent nurseries, 10 big-box garden centers, and 5 wholesale growers 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 6 independent nurseries, 4 of 10 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

Plus 7 more in the listings below.

Wholesale growers, named

Plus 2 more in the listings below.

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness zone
5a
Avg. minimum winter temp
-20°F
Median frost dates
First ~Oct 10 · Last ~Apr 27

Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (WATERLOO MUNI AP, IA US, 9.5 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. 11 listings in Waterloo have no mapped coordinates yet.

Wholesale Grower Grower

Element OP

621 Independence Ave, Waterloo, IA

State-licensed as of 2026-08-04

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Independent

Foster's

4.5 ★ (27 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

1235 Peters Dr, Waterloo, IA 50703

Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry

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Independent

Grow Room

4.9 ★ (7 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

309 E 4th St, Waterloo, IA 50703

Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry

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Big Box Dealer

Lowe's

400 E Tower Park Dr, Waterloo, IA

State-licensed as of 2026-08-04

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Independent

Meyers Nursery

4.5 ★ (34 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

1685 Independence Ave, Waterloo, IA 50707

Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry

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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 – – – – – – – 11 – – – –

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Nurseries near Waterloo

Waterloo, IA has a population of 67,008, a median household income of $57,480, and a 62.1% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).

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