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

Sun Prairie, WI has 8 independent nurseries, 1 big-box garden center, and 4 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: 5 of 8 independent nurseries, 0 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

Plus 5 more in the listings below.

Big-box, named

Wholesale growers, named

Plus 1 more in the listings below.

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness zone
5a
Avg. minimum winter temp
-20°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, 11.2 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. 9 listings in Sun Prairie have no mapped coordinates yet.

Independent

Schönheit Gardens

4.4 ★ (74 Google reviews) as of 2026-08-06

3008 Co Rd T, Sun Prairie, WI 53590

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 – 12 6 – – – – – – – –
Direct-sow – – – 17 18 2 1 1 1 – – –
Transplant – – – 4 23 – – – – – – –
Fall planting – – – – – – – 11 – – – –

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Nurseries near Sun Prairie

Sun Prairie, WI has a population of 37,570, a median household income of $90,942, and a 60.8% owner-occupied housing rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).

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