Big Box
Dealer
ACE Hardware
203 W Cottage Grove Rd, Cottage Grove, WI 53527
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Cottage Grove, WI
Where to buy plants here
Where to buy plants in Cottage Grove, WI: big-box vs. independent
Cottage Grove, WI has 3 independent nurseries, 1 big-box garden center, 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 3 independent nurseries, 1 of 1 big-box locations. WI 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 10 · Last ~May 1
Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (MADISON DANE RGNL AP, WI US, 14.2 km away) .
What's plantable right now
Based on this ZIP's median frost dates, last frost ~May 1, first frost ~Oct 10.
Direct-sow now
- Basil · 14–75 days to maturity
Planting-window sources: , Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center , Colorado State University Extension, Colorado Master Gardener Program , NC State Extension .
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 Cottage Grove have no mapped coordinates yet.
Independent
Dealer
Alcivia
1401 Landmark Dr, Cottage Grove, WI 53527
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Dealer
Paradise Pond Shop
3106 Oak St, Cottage Grove, WI 53527
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Wholesale Grower
Grower
The Kim Connect LLC
2667 Coffeytown Rd, Cottage Grove, WI 53527
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Independent
Dealer
Warm Belly Farm, LLC
4311 Vilas Hope Rd, Cottage Grove, WI 53527
State-licensed as of 2026-08-04
Wholesale Grower
Dealer
West Star Organics
4.9 ★ (49 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06
2555 W Star Rd, Cottage Grove, WI 53527
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 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direct-sow | – | – | – | 17 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Transplant | – | – | – | 4 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fall planting | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | – |
Keep looking nearby
Nurseries near Cottage Grove
- McFarland, WI (2.7 mi)
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- Stoughton, WI (7.8 mi)
- Marshall, WI (8.9 mi)
- Cambridge, WI (10.0 mi)
- Oregon, WI (10.5 mi)
- Madison, WI (10.5 mi)
- Fitchburg, WI (11.6 mi)
- Sun Prairie, WI (11.9 mi)
- Brooklyn, WI (14.1 mi)
Cottage Grove, WI has a population of 8,513, a median household income of $139,313, and a 69.9% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).
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