Big Box
Big Box
Lowe's Garden Center
4.0 ★ (5 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
300 Rosewick Rd, La Plata, MD 20646
Licence: checked, not matched in MD's registry
Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in La Plata, MD
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in La Plata, MD: big-box vs. independent
La Plata, MD has 4 independent nurseries and 5 big-box garden centers 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 4 independent nurseries, 0 of 5 big-box locations. MD 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
Plus 2 more in the listings below.
Growing conditions
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7b
- Avg. minimum winter temp
- 5°F
- Median frost dates
- First ~Oct 27 · Last ~Apr 17
Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (MECHANICSVILLE 5 NE, MD US, 22.5 km away) .
What's plantable right now
Based on this ZIP's median frost dates, last frost ~Apr 17, first frost ~Oct 27.
Plant for fall now
- Beets · 55–65 days to maturity
- Broccoli · 65–80 days to maturity
- Brussels Sprouts · 40–50 days to maturity
- Cabbage · 70–85 days to maturity
- Collards · 32–72 days to maturity
- Kale · 50–70 days to maturity
- Kohlrabi · 50–65 days to maturity
- Mustard Greens · 25–50 days to maturity
- Radish · 20–35 days to maturity
- Spinach · 40–60 days to maturity
- Turnip · 50–60 days to maturity
Planting-window sources: , Clemson Cooperative Extension Home & Garden Information Center , Clemson Cooperative Extension Home & Garden Information Center , Colorado State University Extension , University of Missouri Extension , NC State Extension , Purdue Extension (Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture) , Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University .
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. 5 listings in La Plata have no mapped coordinates yet.
Big Box
Big Box
LOWE'S HOME CENTER #2354
300 ROSE WICK RD., La Plata, MD 20646
Licence record unconfirmed as of 2025-08-08
Big Box
Big Box
Lowe's Home Improvement
4.1 ★ (1,512 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
300 Rosewick Rd, La Plata, MD 20646
Licence: checked, not matched in MD's registry
Independent
PLANT FARM RENTALS, INC.
9270 SADIE LANE, La Plata, MD 20646
Licence record unconfirmed as of 2025-08-08
Independent
Potomac Floral Design
4.7 ★ (79 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
5875 Crain Hwy, La Plata, MD 20646
Licence: checked, not matched in MD's registry
Big Box
Big Box
SUPER GIANT #339
200 ROSEWICK RD., La Plata, MD 20646
Licence record unconfirmed as of 2025-08-08
Big Box
Big Box
Walmart Garden Center
1.0 ★ (1 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
40 Drury Dr, La Plata, MD 20646
Licence: checked, not matched in MD's registry
Independent
WILKINSON LANDSCAPING, LLC
P.O. BOX 354, La Plata, MD 20646
Licence record unconfirmed as of 2025-08-08
Independent
YOUR NEIGHBORS FARMSTAND
LA PLATA FARMERS MARKET, La Plata, MD 20646
Licence record unconfirmed as of 2025-08-08
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 La Plata
- White Plains, MD (3.6 mi)
- Waldorf, MD (7.4 mi)
- Brandywine, MD (11.5 mi)
- Clinton, MD (15.8 mi)
- Oxon Hill, MD (17.4 mi)
- Upper Marlboro, MD (17.7 mi)
- Huntingtown, MD (20.4 mi)
- Dunkirk, MD (21.1 mi)
- Lothian, MD (25.8 mi)
- Landover Hills, MD (27.4 mi)
La Plata, MD has a population of 10,683, a median household income of $121,208, and a 80.4% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).
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