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Plant Nurseries & Garden Centers in Milwaukee, WI

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Where to buy plants in Milwaukee, WI: big-box vs. independent

Milwaukee, WI has 51 independent nurseries, 5 big-box garden centers, and 19 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: 30 of 51 independent nurseries, 0 of 5 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

Plus 48 more in the listings below.

Big-box, named

Plus 2 more in the listings below.

Wholesale growers, named

Plus 16 more in the listings below.

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness zone
6a
Avg. minimum winter temp
-10°F
Median frost dates
First ~Oct 22 · Last ~Apr 26

Frost dates: NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, nearest station (WEST ALLIS, WI US, 9.6 km away) .

What's plantable right now

Based on this ZIP's median frost dates, last frost ~Apr 26, first frost ~Oct 22.

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. 45 listings in Milwaukee have no mapped coordinates yet.

Independent

Fred's Garden Center

4.6 ★ (101 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

6238 W Appleton Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53210

Licence: checked, not matched in WI'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 1 14 – – – – – – – – –
Direct-sow – – 8 9 9 2 1 1 1 – – –
Transplant – – 5 10 10 – – – – – – –
Fall planting – – – – – – – – 11 – – –

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Nurseries near Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI has a population of 566,973, a median household income of $54,234, and a 41.8% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).

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