Cedar River Garden Center

Full-service Retail Garden Center. Top products: Annual and perennial plants, Vegetable starts, Trees and shrubs, Bulk mulch and soil, Landscape stones and boulders. Cedar River Garden Center, located in Palo, Iowa, is a comprehensive horticultural business operating for over three decades. The facility functions as both a retail garden center and a landscape supply yard, serving a diverse clientele of homeowners and commercial contractors. Their nursery operation is extensive, featuring eight greenhouses and over 11,000 square feet dedicated to perennials, with a strong internal focus on seed-starting and plant propagation—having grown over 40,000 vegetable plants from seed in recent seasons. Beyond their diverse inventory of trees, shrubs, pond plants, and ornamentals, they provide a full suite of hardscaping materials including bulk rock, compost, mulch, and flagstone. The center differentiates itself through a 'living library' approach, utilizing on-site display beds for educational purposes and customer inspiration. They offer professional design consultations and full-scale landscape installation services, positioning themselves as a one-stop shop for outdoor living projects in the region.