Wholesale Grower
Grower
Abundant Design
560 SE Prairie Creek Drive, Waukee, IA
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Waukee, IA
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in Waukee, IA: big-box vs. independent
Waukee, IA has 4 independent nurseries, 2 big-box garden centers, and 2 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: 3 of 4 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
Plus 1 more in the listings below.
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, 18.9 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. 7 listings in Waukee have no mapped coordinates yet.
Wholesale Grower
Grower
Dennis D. Dolmage
3273 Ashworth Rd, Waukee, IA
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Earl May Garden Center
4.5 ★ (117 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
1530 SE Blackthorne Dr, Waukee, IA 50263
Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry
Chain
Dealer
Earl May Nursery & Garden Center
1530 SE Blackthorne Dr, Waukee, IA
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Chain
Dealer
Fleet Farm
4.5 ★ (2,031 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
1300 SE Kettlestone Blvd, Waukee, IA 50263
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Big Box
Big Box
Hy-Vee Lawn & Garden
3.7 ★ (3 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
1005 E Hickman Rd, Waukee, IA 50263
Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry
Independent
Rain Barrels Iowa
4.8 ★ (4 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
16180 SE Laurel St, Waukee, IA 50263
Licence: checked, not matched in IA's registry
Independent
Dealer
RJ Lawn Service, Inc.
655 Interstate Pkwy, Waukee, IA
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Dealer
Waukee Hardware & Rent-It Center
PO Box 639, Waukee, 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 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direct-sow | – | – | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Transplant | – | – | 5 | 11 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fall planting | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – |
Keep looking nearby
Nurseries near Waukee
- Clive, IA (3.3 mi)
- West Des Moines, IA (4.4 mi)
- Urbandale, IA (5.5 mi)
- Grimes, IA (6.0 mi)
- Windsor Heights, IA (6.9 mi)
- Johnston, IA (9.1 mi)
- Cumming, IA (9.6 mi)
- Des Moines, IA (11.5 mi)
- Ankeny, IA (15.2 mi)
- Pleasant Hill, IA (17.3 mi)
Waukee, IA has a population of 29,236, a median household income of $101,029, and a 66.5% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).
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